Verb

schlafen

Translation

to sleep

Ich schlafe acht Stunden pro Nacht.

I sleep eight hours per night.

Das Baby schläft tief und fest.

The baby is sleeping soundly.

Er schläft bei einem Freund.

He is sleeping at a friend's place.

to sleep I sleep well.

((bei+3)) to sleep at (sb.'s place) He is sleeping at a friend's place.

((mit+3)) to sleep with (sb./sth.) The child sleeps with his teddy bear.

Synonyms: ruhen (to rest), dösen (to doze); Antonyms: wachen (to be awake), aufwachen (to wake up)

From Old High German 'slāfan', cognate with English 'sleep'. The root is common across Germanic languages.

Sounds very similar to 'sleep'. The 'sch' sound is like a soft 'sh' in English, as if you're shushing someone to sleep.