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schlafen

VerbLevel A1

British: /ˈʃlaːfn̩/American: /ˈʃlaːfn̩/

Primary stress is on schla.

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Meaning 1neutral · 90%

to sleep

Equivalents in base languages

فارسی

خوابیدن

Հայերեն

քնել

qnel

Natural examples

Das Baby schläft schon.

Hast du gut geschlafen?

Ich habe letzte Nacht nur vier Stunden geschlafen.

Usage note

For er/sie/es, use schläft with umlaut.

Useful combinations

gut schlafen — to sleep wellschlecht schlafen — to sleep badly

Common mistake

Er schlaft noch.

Er schläft noch.

Third-person singular has umlaut: schläft.

Mini-lesson: schläft

Remember the vowel change: ich schlafe, du schläfst, er schläft.

Check your learningReveal answer and explanation

Which form is correct?

Sie schläft im Zimmer.Sie schlaft im Zimmer.Sie schlafen im Zimmer.

Correct answer: Sie schläft im Zimmer.
Third-person singular is schläft.

Form and grammar

infinitive: schlafen
third person present: schläft
preterite: schlief
Past participle: geschlafen
auxiliary: haben
Separable: No
prefix: —
reflexive: No
modal: No
imperative du: Schlaf!
imperative ihr: Schlaft!
imperative sie: Schlafen Sie!
Transitivity: intransitive
valency patterns: schlafen · gut/schlecht schlafen · bei + Dat. schlafen

schlafen is irregular: schläft, schlief, geschlafen. Perfekt uses haben.

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