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einschlafen

/ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlaːfən/ verb A2
  1. to fall asleep (intransitive)
  2. to pass away, die (peacefully) (intransitive)
  3. to fall asleep (become numb) (intransitive)
  4. to die down, to cease being active (e.g. of projects or maintained contact) (figuratively, intransitive) · Man hat sich zwar vorgenommen, daran etwas zu ändern, aber die Versuche sind bald wieder eingeschlafen. People were planning to change something about that, but it didn't take long for those attempts to die back down.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
einschlafen
Present (er)
schläft ein
Präteritum (er)
schlief ein
Perfekt (er)
ist eingeschlafen
Infinitive with zu
einzuschlafen

A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.

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Ich habe mich neben ihren Korb gelegt, und dann ist sie eingeschlafen.
Unser neuer Welpe, p. 1 · A2

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