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schlafen.

to sleep

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈʃlaːfn̩][ˈʃlaːfən][ˈʃlaːfɱ̩]

  1. to sleep

    class-7 · strong
    Ich habe diese Nacht gut geschlafen.
    schlafen gehen

  2. to sleep on something; to wait and think before making a decision

    class-7 · strong
    Ich werde eine Nacht darüber schlafen.

  3. to sleep with; to have sex

    class-7 · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German slāfen, from Old High German slāfan, from Proto-West Germanic *slāpan. Compare Low German slapen, Dutch slapen, English sleep.

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