English–German
“oversleep” in German
German
Pronunciation
IPA/fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːfən/
Example
Ich habe heute verschlafen.
I overslept today.
How to say “oversleep” in German
“Oversleep” in German is verschlafen.
An alarm has already rung while the sleeper remains in bed, turning sleep into a missed start and giving a person or place a drowsy air.
Example sentences with verschlafen
Heute habe ich den Wecker verschlafen und bin zu spät zur Vorlesung gekommen.
Today I slept through my alarm and arrived late for the lecture.
Tips for using verschlafen
- As a verb, verschlafen has an inseparable prefix: the present is ich verschlafe and the perfect is ich habe verschlafen, without ge.