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Nach dem Schwimmen fällt Kalle in einen tiefen Schlaf. After swimming, Kalle falls into a deep sleep.

noun · B1

der Schlaf

[ʃlaːf]

sleep

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Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? der Schlaf
Frau Hilde erklärt, dass der Schlaf eine Schlüsselrolle dabei spielt, Gelerntes im Langzeitgedächtnis zu verankern. Frau Hilde explains that sleep plays a key role in anchoring what we have learned in long-term memory.
Accusative wen? was? den Schlaf
Wegen der lauten Musik oben fanden wir lange keinen Schlaf. Because of the loud music upstairs, we couldn't get to sleep for a long time.
Dative wem? dem Schlaf
Lotte schwört auf eine kurze Wiederholung vor dem Einschlafen, weil sich das Gelernte im Schlaf festigt. Lotte swears by a short review before falling asleep, because what you've learned settles in during sleep.
Genitive wessen? des Schlafes

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schlafenausschlafenausgeschlafendas Schlafzimmer

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