schlafen
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German slāfen, from Old High German slāfan, from Proto-West Germanic *slāpan. Compare Low German slapen, Dutch slapen, English sleep.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
schlafen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present schläft, past tense schlief, past participle geschlafen, auxiliary haben)
- to sleep
- Ich habe diese Nacht gut geschlafen.
- I slept well last night.
- schlafen gehen ― to go to sleep
- sich schlafen legen ― to lie down to sleep
- (with über + accusative) to sleep on something; to wait and think before making a decision
- Ich werde eine Nacht darüber schlafen.
- I'll sleep on it tonight.
- (with mit) to sleep with; to have sex
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | schlafen | ||||
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present participle | schlafend | ||||
past participle | geschlafen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
present | ich schlafe | wir schlafen | i | ich schlafe | wir schlafen |
du schläfst | ihr schlaft | du schlafest | ihr schlafet | ||
er schläft | sie schlafen | er schlafe | sie schlafen | ||
preterite | ich schlief | wir schliefen | ii | ich schliefe1 | wir schliefen1 |
du schliefst | ihr schlieft | du schliefest1 du schliefst1 |
ihr schliefet1 ihr schlieft1 | ||
er schlief | sie schliefen | er schliefe1 | sie schliefen1 | ||
imperative | schlaf (du) schlafe (du) |
schlaft (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “schlafen” in Duden online
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