Konjugation von schlafen The German verb schlafen translates as “to sleep”. It is irregular: some of its forms don't follow the default pattern. It is one of the 25 most frequent verbs in this collection.
How to conjugate schlafen In the Präsens , schlafen runs: ich schlafe, du schläfst, er/sie/es schläft, wir schlafen, ihr schlaft, sie/Sie schlafen. Note the irregular changes: they don't come from the regular endings, so drill each person separately.
schlafen in a sentence In a sentence, schlafen looks like this: Ich schlafe gut. (“I sleep well.”). The example shows the context the form turns up in.
Tenses and CEFR levels This page lists 10 tenses and moods of schlafen , grouped by CEFR level. The Präsens (A1) is free to practise in Verboteca; Premium opens every tense and mood up to the advanced levels.
FAQ What does “schlafen” mean in German? schlafen means “to sleep”.
Is schlafen regular or irregular? schlafen is an irregular German verb: some of its forms don't follow the regular pattern.
How do you conjugate schlafen in the Präsens? ich schlafe, du schläfst, er/sie/es schläft, wir schlafen, ihr schlaft, sie/Sie schlafen.
Conjugation tables A1 — Beginner ich schlafe du schläfst er/sie/es schläft wir schlafen ihr schlaft sie/Sie schlafen
Ich schlafe gut. · I sleep well.
ich habe geschlafen du hast geschlafen er/sie/es hat geschlafen wir haben geschlafen ihr habt geschlafen sie/Sie haben geschlafen
Ich habe gut geschlafen. · I slept well.
A2 — Elementary ich schlief du schliefst er/sie/es schlief wir schliefen ihr schlieft sie/Sie schliefen
Ich schlief gut. · I slept well.
du schlaf! wir schlafen wir! ihr schlaft! sie/Sie schlafen Sie!
Schlaf gut! · Sleep well!
ich werde schlafen du wirst schlafen er/sie/es wird schlafen wir werden schlafen ihr werdet schlafen sie/Sie werden schlafen
Ich werde gut schlafen. · I will sleep well.
B1 — Intermediate ich hatte geschlafen du hattest geschlafen er/sie/es hatte geschlafen wir hatten geschlafen ihr hattet geschlafen sie/Sie hatten geschlafen
Ich hatte gut geschlafen. · I had slept well.
ich schliefe du schliefest er/sie/es schliefe wir schliefen ihr schliefet sie/Sie schliefen
Ich schliefe gut. · I would sleep well.
ich hätte geschlafen du hättest geschlafen er/sie/es hätte geschlafen wir hätten geschlafen ihr hättet geschlafen sie/Sie hätten geschlafen
Ich hätte gut geschlafen. · I would have slept well.
B2 — Upper Intermediate ich schlafe du schlafest er/sie/es schlafe wir schlafen ihr schlafet sie/Sie schlafen
Ich schlafe gut. · I sleep well.
ich werde geschlafen haben du wirst geschlafen haben er/sie/es wird geschlafen haben wir werden geschlafen haben ihr werdet geschlafen haben sie/Sie werden geschlafen haben
Ich werde gut geschlafen haben. · I will have slept well.
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