schlafen

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German

Etymology

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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Verb

schlafen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present schläft, past tense schlief, past participle geschlafen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to sleep
    Synonym: (colloquial) pennen
    Ich habe diese Nacht gut geschlafen.
    I slept well last night.
    schlafen gehento go to sleep
    sich schlafen legento lie down to sleep
  2. to sleep on something; to wait and think before making a decision
    Ich werde eine Nacht darüber schlafen.
    I'll sleep on it tonight.
  3. to sleep with; to have sex
    • 1994, “Der langweiligste Junge der Welt”, performed by Die Braut haut ins Auge:
      Jetzt stellt er sich vor, ein Mädchen zu treffen / Die ihm den Seidenbandtanz zeigt / Oder die dazu neigt, mit Eiern zu werfen / Oder einfach nur mit ihm zu schlafen / Mit ihm zu schlafen / Mit ihm, dem langweiligsten Jungen der Welt
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