schlafen
to sleep
- Past (Präteritum)
- schlief
- Past participle
- geschlafen (haben)
*du schläfst, er schläft*. *Schlaf gut!* *Mit offenen Augen schlafen*. *Schlafen gehen*. Distinguish *schlafen* (sleep) vs *einschlafen* (fall asleep) vs *ausschlafen* (get enough sleep).
Conjugation
Present
- schläft
- present, singular, third-person
- schlafe
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- schlafen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- schläfst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- schlaft
- indicative, plural, present, second-person
- schlaf
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
Past
- schlief
- past
- schliefen
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- schliefst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- schlieft
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- schlafe
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- schlafen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- schlafest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- schlafet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- schliefe
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- schliefen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- schliefest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- schliefst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- schliefet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- schlieft
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe geschlafen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben geschlafen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest geschlafen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet geschlafen
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte geschlafen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten geschlafen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest geschlafen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet geschlafen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde schlafen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden schlafen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest schlafen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet schlafen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde schlafen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden schlafen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest schlafen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet schlafen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde geschlafen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden geschlafen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest geschlafen haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet geschlafen haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- schlaf
- imperative, second-person, singular
- schlafe
- imperative, second-person, singular
- schlaft
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- geschlafen
- participle, past
- schlafend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- schlafen
- infinitive
Other
- habe geschlafen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben geschlafen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast geschlafen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt geschlafen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat geschlafen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte geschlafen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten geschlafen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest geschlafen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet geschlafen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- schlafen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde schlafen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden schlafen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst schlafen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet schlafen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird schlafen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- geschlafen haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde geschlafen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden geschlafen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst geschlafen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet geschlafen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird geschlafen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
Prefixed forms (4)
- ausschlafen (separable)
to sleep in / sleep it off
Morgen kann ich endlich ausschlafen. — Tomorrow I can finally sleep in.
- einschlafen (separable)
to fall asleep
Das Baby schlief schnell ein. — The baby fell asleep quickly.
- verschlafen (inseparable)
to oversleep; sleepy (adj.)
Ich habe heute verschlafen. — I overslept today.
- überschlafen (inseparable)
to sleep on (a decision)
Schlaf bitte eine Nacht darüber. — We need to sleep on that.