German word
schlafen in German sentences
schlafen means "to sleep" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Das Kind schläft nach dem Mittagessen.
The child sleeps after lunch.
Die Stadt schläft unter dem Schnee.
The city sleeps under the snow.
Max schläft im Zug ein.
Max falls asleep on the train.
Das Kind atmet ruhig und schläft weiter.
The child breathes calmly and keeps sleeping.
Lara entspannt sich vor dem Schlafen.
Lara relaxes before sleeping.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive schlafen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.