Translation
to sleep
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Word origin
From Old High German sl膩fan, from the same Germanic root as English sleep.
- Origin
- Old High German
- Root
- sl膩fan
- English cognates
- sleep
Grammar
Examples
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I slept well last night.
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The baby is already asleep.
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We slept until midday.
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Stories
(10)Beim Arzt mit Schmerzen
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Der Ausflug am Freitag
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Der Schl眉ssel
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Unser Zimmer
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Wo ist Bruno?
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Das Licht gegen眉ber
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Die Uniform-Frage
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Eine Woche ohne Handy
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Zu m眉de f眉r alles
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Die Tasche am See
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Grammar articles
(6)German Future Tense: werden Plus the Infinitive (and Futur II)
German Imperative: du, ihr, Sie Commands (and sei, seid, seien Sie)
German Irregular Verbs: The Strong Verb Patterns That Repeat
Konjunktiv 2 in German: Would, Could and Should Have
German Simple Past (Pr盲teritum): war, hatte and the Written Past
German Verb Conjugation: The One Pattern Under Every Verb
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 7: Words 351-360.