Definition: to sleep, be asleep
schlafen (v.i.) to sleep, be asleep
der Schlaf (no pl) sleep
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Pronunciation: SHLAF-en 
Examples:
Ich habe nicht gut geschlafen.
I didn't sleep well.
Er braucht mehr Schlaf.
He needs more sleep.
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Related: schlaflos sleepless, das Schlafzimmer bedroom, der Schlafanzug pyjamas
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