sinken

/ˈzɪŋkn̩/

verb A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
sinkt
past
sank
perfect
ist gesunken

Meaning

  1. to sink, to drop

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: intransitive.

Similar words

absacken

Absacken is a colloquial, sudden sinking or dropping — prices, performance, energy; sinken is the neutral, general word for sinking.

Similar in other languages

English

drop

Close — to sink relates to dropping.

Practice

1 What does sinken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Sonne ___ langsam hinter den Bergen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sinken?

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