German Word of the Day
schlafen
/SCHLA-fen/ • verb — 13th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to sleep; to be asleep
Examples
- Ich schlafe acht Stunden pro Nacht.
(I sleep eight hours per night.) - Ich kann heute Nacht nicht schlafen.
(I can't sleep tonight.) - Das Baby schläft tief und fest.
(The baby is sleeping deeply/soundly.)
Synonyms
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Use schlafen for the act of sleeping. For going to sleep you can say schlafen gehen. Schlummern and pennen are more informal (pennen = slang), while ruhen means to rest and doesn't always imply full sleep.
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