Polyglot Dictionary

schlüpfen

/ˈʃlʏpfn̩/

verb B1

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
schlüpft
past
schlüpfte
perfect
ist geschlüpft

Meaning

  1. to hatch (from an egg); to slip, to slide (through a narrow space)

    • Das Küken ist endlich geschlüpft.

      The chick has finally hatched.

    • Im Frühling schlüpfen die kleinen Küken aus den Eiern. Sie piepen sofort laut.

      In spring the little chicks hatch from the eggs. They cheep loudly at once.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does schlüpfen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Küken ist endlich ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches schlüpfen?

verb

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