Verb
schlüpfen
Pronunciation: /ˈʃlʏpfən/
to slip into or through
C1
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Meanings
Verb
- to slip into or through
- to hatch
Example sentence
Sie schlüpfte schnell in ihre Schuhe und lief los.
She quickly slipped into her shoes and set off.
Word forms
infinitive
schlüpfen
he/she/it
schlüpft
simple past
schlüpfte
perfect
ist geschlüpft
Verb conjugation
Present
ichschlüpfe
duschlüpfst
er / sie / esschlüpft
wirschlüpfen
ihrschlüpft
sie / Sieschlüpfen
Past (Präteritum)
ichschlüpfte
duschlüpftest
er / sie / esschlüpfte
wirschlüpften
ihrschlüpftet
sie / Sieschlüpften
Perfect (Perfekt)
ichbin geschlüpft
dubist geschlüpft
er / sie / esist geschlüpft
wirsind geschlüpft
ihrseid geschlüpft
sie / Siesind geschlüpft
Imperative
duschlüpf!
ihrschlüpft!
Sieschlüpfen Sie!
Usage
- in eine Jacke schlüpfen — slip into a jacket; in takes accusative for the movement
- aus dem Ei schlüpfen — hatch from an egg; a separate emerging-from-shell sense
Die Katze schlüpfte durch den schmalen Spalt im Zaun.
The cat slipped through the narrow gap in the fence.