Polyglot Dictionary

einschläfern

/ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlɛːfɐn/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
schläfert ein
past
schläferte ein
perfect
hat eingeschläfert

Meaning

  1. to put to sleep

    • Man musste den Hund einschläfern.

      The dog had to be put down.

    • Der Tierarzt musste den kranken Hund einschläfern. Die Familie war sehr traurig.

      The vet had to put the sick dog to sleep. The family was very sad.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

schlafen

einschläfern means "to put to sleep," and can also mean to euthanize an animal; schlafen means "to sleep" — a stronger, causative sense.

Practice

1 What does einschläfern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Man musste den Hund ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches einschläfern?

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