
schlafen is one of the A1 words in the free course — with this picture, the audio, and spaced repetition.
schlafen
to sleep
/ˈʃlaːfn̩/Conjugation
Principal parts
schlafen, schlief, hat geschlafen
Practice "schlafen"
Examples — schlafen in a sentence
Ich schlafe acht Stunden pro Nacht.
I sleep eight hours per night.
Die Kinder schlafen jetzt.
The children are sleeping now.
How to remember it
"Schlafen" sounds like "sloth-en" — a sleepy bear slothing on clouds under stars.