German word

wach in German sentences

wach means "awake" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.

Examples

Das Kind ist wach.

The child is awake.

Lara bleibt trotz der langen Fahrt wach.

Lara stays awake despite the long ride.

Der Patient wirkt wieder wach.

The patient seems awake again.

Für die Prüfung muss ich wach bleiben.

For the exam, I need to stay awake.

Nach dem Kaffee ist die Gruppe wach.

After coffee, the group is awake.

Common mistake

Do not treat wach as a single isolated translation. Check how it behaves in the example sentence.