Sentences with German verb sinken

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Present

  • Unser Boot sinkt . 
    English Our boat is sinking.
  • Venedig sinkt jedes Jahr tiefer. 
    English Venice sinks deeper every year.
  • Holz schwimmt, aber Eisen sinkt nach unten. 
    English Wood floats, but iron sinks.
  • Seine Popularität sinkt . 
    English His popularity is falling.
  • Wenn wir schlafen, sinkt die Körpertemperatur um einige Grade. 
    English When we sleep, our body temperature falls by several degrees.
  • Die Motivation sinkt schnell. 
    English The motivation decreases quickly.
  • Im Schlaf nehmen die Körperfunktionen ab und die Körpertemperatur sinkt . 
    English While you are asleep, the bodily functions slow down and body temperature falls.
  • Das Kreuzfahrtschiff sinkt . 
    English The cruise ship is sinking.
  • Die Kriminalitätsrate in Kanada sinkt . 
    English The crime rate is decreasing in Canada.
  • Der Ballon sinkt , wenn man Luft ablässt. 
    English The balloon sinks when air is released.

Imperfect

  • Toms Boot sank . 
    English Tom's boat sank.
  • Blätter sanken leise zu Boden. 
    English Leaves were dropping silently to the ground.
  • Das Schiff sank auf den Grund. 
    English The ship sank to the bottom.
  • Er sank in einen tiefen Schlaf. 
    English He fell into a deep sleep.
  • Die Aktie sank über Nacht. 
    English The stock fell overnight.
  • Das Schiff sank bis auf den Meeresgrund. 
    English The ship went down to the bottom of the sea.
  • Mehrere Schlepper, ein finnischer, ein schwedischer Dampfer sanken nach Volltreffern. 
    English Several tugboats, one Finnish, one Swedish steamer sank after hits.
  • Der Kaffeepreis sank . 
    English The price of coffee went down.
  • Das Boot sank in Sekundenschnelle. 
    English The boat sank in a flash.

Present Subj.

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Imperf. Subj.

  • Es bedeutet aber, dass die Finanzkraft der Sender durch die Inflation von Jahr zu Jahr immer weiter sänke . 
    English However, it means that the financial strength of the senders would decrease year by year due to inflation.

Imperative

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Infinitive

  • Eine eigentümliche Schläfrigkeit ließ meine Augenlider sinken . 
    English A peculiar drowsiness made my eyelids sink.

Participle

  • Das Schiff ist gesunken . 
    English The ship sank.
  • Die Temperatur ist auf null Grad gesunken . 
    English The temperature has dropped to freezing.
  • Die Preise sind kürzlich gesunken . 
    English Prices dropped recently.
  • Der Reispreis ist gesunken . 
    English The price of rice has dropped.
  • Die Einwohnerzahl dieser Stadt ist gesunken . 
    English The population of this city has decreased.
  • Sie ist ganz schön tief gesunken , jetzt tritt sie am Ballermann auf. 
    English She has sunk quite low, now she is performing at Ballermann.
  • Der Wasser-Pegel ist gesunken . 
    English The water level has dropped.

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Indicative

Examples sentences for realis mood Active for sinken


  • Unser Boot sinkt . 
    English Our boat is sinking.
  • Toms Boot sank . 
    English Tom's boat sank.
  • Blätter sanken leise zu Boden. 
    English Leaves were dropping silently to the ground.
  • Venedig sinkt jedes Jahr tiefer. 
    English Venice sinks deeper every year.
  • Das Schiff sank auf den Grund. 
    English The ship sank to the bottom.
  • Er sank in einen tiefen Schlaf. 
    English He fell into a deep sleep.
  • Holz schwimmt, aber Eisen sinkt nach unten. 
    English Wood floats, but iron sinks.
  • Seine Popularität sinkt . 
    English His popularity is falling.
  • Wenn wir schlafen, sinkt die Körpertemperatur um einige Grade. 
    English When we sleep, our body temperature falls by several degrees.
  • Die Motivation sinkt schnell. 
    English The motivation decreases quickly.
  • Die Aktie sank über Nacht. 
    English The stock fell overnight.
  • Im Schlaf nehmen die Körperfunktionen ab und die Körpertemperatur sinkt . 
    English While you are asleep, the bodily functions slow down and body temperature falls.
  • Das Kreuzfahrtschiff sinkt . 
    English The cruise ship is sinking.
  • Die Kriminalitätsrate in Kanada sinkt . 
    English The crime rate is decreasing in Canada.
  • Das Schiff sank bis auf den Meeresgrund. 
    English The ship went down to the bottom of the sea.

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Subjunctive

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  • Es bedeutet aber, dass die Finanzkraft der Sender durch die Inflation von Jahr zu Jahr immer weiter sänke . 
    English However, it means that the financial strength of the senders would decrease year by year due to inflation.

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Imperative

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Translations

Translation of German sinken


German sinken
English sink, descend, fall, go down, decrease, diminish, ease off, fall off
Russian тонуть, опускаться, снижаться, падать, погружаться, уменьшаться, опуститься, понижаться
Spanish hundirse, bajar, descender, disminuir, sumergirse, decrecer, despejarse, disminuirse
French couler, baisser, diminuer, sombrer, chuter, descendre, plonger, s'enfoncer
Turkish batmak, düşmek, alçalmak, azalmak, eksilmek, inmek, küçülmek, sönmek
Portuguese afundar, diminuir, descer, abaixar, afundar-se, baixar, deixar-se cair, ir ao fundo
Italian affondare, diminuire, scendere, sprofondare, abbassarsi, andare a picco, cadere, calare
Romanian scădea, se scufunda, ceda, coborî, cufunda, diminuare, se afunda
Hungarian süllyed, csökken, elsüllyed, hanyatlik, süllyedni
Polish opadać, słabnąć, tonąć, spadać, maleć, opaść, spaść, upadać
Greek βυθίζομαι, καταβαίνω, καταδύομαι, μειώνομαι, βουλιάζω, καταρρέω, κατεβαίνω, πέφτω
Dutch zinken, dalen, ondergaan, afnemen, dalende, vallen, verkleinen, verzinken
Czech klesat, klesnout, potopit se, snižovat se, snížit se, klesatsnout, padat, padatdnout
Swedish sjunka, avta, dala, falla, gå under, minska
Danish synke, falde, dale, formindske, gå under, sænke
Japanese 沈む, 下がる, 小さくなる, 沈下, 沈没する, 没する, 減少する, 降下する
Catalan baixar, sota, descendre, disminuir, hundir-se, reduir, soterrar
Finnish laskea, sukeltaa, laskeutua, painua, alentua, aleta, pienentyä, upota
Norwegian synke, gå under, minke, stige ned, synkende
Basque behera joan, behera joatea, jaitsi, mendatu, mendian jaitsi, murgiltzea, murriztu, txikiatu
Serbian opadati, smanjiti se, potonuti, smanjivati se, tonuti
Macedonian загинува, намалува, опаѓа, паднати, падне, потонати, потоне, потонува
Slovenian potopiti se, sunkati, manjšati se, pasti, sesti, zaton, znižati se
Slowakisch klesnúť, klesať, súžiť, snímať sa, znižovať sa
Bosnian smanjiti se, opadati, padati, potonuti, smanjivati se, tonuti
Croatian smanjiti se, opadati, potonuti, smanjivati se, tonuti
Ukrainian знижуватися, опускатися, тонути, зануритися, зменшуватися, зникати, йти до низу, опуститися
Bulgarian потъване, падане, залез, намалявам, падам, спадане
Belorussian апускацца, зніжацца, апусціцца, загінуць, зменшацца, тануць
Indonesian tenggelam, karam, mendarat, menurun, turun
Vietnamese chìm, giảm, hạ cánh, hạ xuống, đi xuống, đắm
Uzbek botmoq, pasaymoq, cho‘kmoq, kamaymoq, pastga tushmoq, tushmoq
Hindi डूबना, अवतरण करना, उतरना, घटना, नीचे जाना
Chinese 下沉, 下降, 减少, 沉没, 降落
Thai จม, ลง, ลงจอด, ลงไป, ลด, ลดลง, อับปาง
Korean 가라앉다, 감소하다, 내려오다, 내리다, 줄다, 침몰하다, 하강하다
Azerbaijani aşağı enmək, batmaq, azalmaq, enmək
Georgian ჩაძირვა, კლება, შემცირება, ჩამოსვლა
Bengali নামা, অবতরণ করা, কম হওয়া, ডুবা, ডুবে যাওয়া
Albanian fundoset, mbytet, tërhiqet poshtë, ul, zbres, zbrit, zvogëlohet
Marathi बुडणे, अवतरण करणे, उतरणे, कम होणे, घटणे
Nepali डुब्नु, अवतरण गर्नु, उतरिनु, घट्नु, तल जानु, धसिनु
Telugu తగ్గడం, కిందకు పోవడం, దిగి రావడం, ముంచు, మునిగిపోవు, మునుగు
Latvian grimt, iegrimt, nogrimt, nolaižoties, nolīst, nosēsties, samazināties
Tamil இறங்கு, இறங்குதல், கீழே இறங்கு, குறைவாகும், மூழ்கு, மூழ்குதல்
Estonian uppuma, alanduma, langema, laskuma, vajuma, vähenema
Armenian նվազել, ընկղմվել, իջնել, խորտակվել, կրճատվել
Kurdish avê jêr ketin, jêr çûn, jêrketin, kêm kirin
Hebrewיורד، שוקע، שקיעה، לטבוע، לרדת، לשקוע، שקוע
Arabicغرق، انخفض، انخفاض، هبط، انحط، انغماس، تدهور، نزل
Persianغرق شدن، فرورفتن، کاهش، زیر آب رفتن، فرود آمدن، نزول، پائین آمدن، پایین رفتن
Urduغرق ہونا، ڈوبنا، غوطہ، نیچے جانا، کم ہونا، گھٹنا

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Meanings and synonyms of sinken

  • untergehen, untergehen
  • (fliegend) absteigen, sich nach unten bewegen, absteigen, absacken
  • in einer Flüssigkeit oder Ähnlichem durch die Schwerkraft nach unten gezogen werden, versinken, versacken
  • weniger oder kleiner werden, abnehmen, sich verkleinern, vermindern
  • niedersinken, absinken, versinken, stürzen, abstürzen, weniger werden

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