ärkama

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Estonian

Etymology

From erk (alert, noun), see there for further etymology. Compare Finnish herätä.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈærkɑmɑ/,
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  • Rhymes: -ærkɑmɑ
  • Hyphenation: är‧ka‧ma

Verb

ärkama (da-infinitive ärgata)

  1. (intransitive or transitive) to awake, to wake up, to awaken
    1. (intransitive) To recover from sleep; wake up after sleep (genitive + peale).
      Äratuskell heliseb, aeg on ärgata.
      The alarm went off, time to wake up.
      Tukastasin, kuid ärkasin sebimise peale.
      I was taking a nap, but I woke up because of all the rumble.
      Synonym: üles ärkama
      1. To regain consciousness; recover from unconsciousness.
        Arstid loodavad, et mees ärkab koomast täna.
        The doctors hope that he will come out of his coma today.
        Synonym: üles ärkama
      2. To come out of one's thoughts, imagination; become lively.
        Ärkasin mõtetest, kui tüdruk mind kõnetas.
        I came out of my thoughts when the girl started talking to me.
      3. (nature) To start growing again; foliate, blossom.
        Linnud laulavad, päike paistab, loodus ärkab.
        The birds are singing, the sun is shining, nature (flowers and trees) is blossoming.
    2. (intransitive or transitive, figuratively) To start being aware of something; awaken morally, spiritually.
      • 2002 February-March, Matt Barker, “Kiskja [Predator]”, in Vikerkaar [Rainbow], page 83:
        Minus oli taas ärganud aus kodanikutunne.
        An honest sense of citizenship has once again awoken in me.
      1. (transitive, of a feeling or state) To evolve, arise, come forward (again).
        Gümnaasiumi lõpuklassis ärkas poisis kirjandushuvi.
        In senior year of high school, an interest for literature arose in him.
        Synonym: tärkama
      2. (intransitive) To become religious, convert to a religion.

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