noun
alarm clock, alarm
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Wecker is a masculine noun (der) meaning "alarm clock" or "alarm" (the device or the alarm signal). Plural is die Wecker; dative plural den Weckern appears. Regular declension with genitive des Weckers. No special preposition; common everyday noun, used commonly in everyday German.
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Der Wecker hat mich heute nicht geweckt.
The alarm didn't wake me up today.
Der Sohn stellte den Wecker, obwohl die Mutter gesagt hatte, dass er später aufstehen sollte.
The son set the alarm clock, although the mother had said that he should get up later.
Mein Wecker klingelt jeden Morgen um sechs.
My alarm clock rings every morning at six.
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picture a small clock on a bedside table labeled 'Wecker' with ringing lines
Wecker sounds a bit like 'waker' — something that wakes you
der Wecker — masculine: imagine a male character pressing the alarm
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Wecker is a common everyday noun. Plural is usually 'die Wecker'.