In German, "sleep" is schlafen. It is a verb.
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Buy on SteamIn German, "sleep" is schlafen. It is a verb. The word is spelled schlafen and pronounced as written, following German pronunciation rules.
schlafen is a verb, so grammatical gender does not directly apply. In German, verbs conjugate by person and tense.
Use schlafen as you would use the equivalent verb in English. In German, word order and agreement rules determine how schlafen fits into a sentence.
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