verschlafen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːfn̩/, /fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːfən/
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Etymology 1

From Middle High German verslafen, from Old High German farslafan, equivalent to ver- + schlafen.

Verb

verschlafen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present verschläft, past tense verschlief, past participle verschlafen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to oversleep
  2. (transitive) to sleep away, sleep through (miss by sleeping)
    den halben Tag verschlafento sleep away half the day
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Participle

verschlafen

  1. past participle of verschlafen

Adjective

verschlafen (strong nominative masculine singular verschlafener, comparative verschlafener, superlative am verschlafensten)

  1. sleepy

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