in den Schlaf fallen

to fall asleep

Türkçe: uykuya dalmak

Noun

Schlaf m.

Verb

fallen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Nach dem langen Spaziergang fällt das Kind sofort in den Schlaf.

How it is used

Neutral register. Means 'to fall asleep,' often suddenly or unintentionally. Use when describing dozing off on the couch after work. Common mistake: learners confuse it with 'einschlafen' (to fall asleep generally).

Other verbs that go with Schlaf

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• in Schlaf sinkento sink into sleep
• jdn. in den Schlaf versetzento put someone to sleep
• jdn. in den Schlaf wiegento rock to sleep

All collocations with Schlaf

Other collocations built on fallen

• auf fruchtbaren Boden fallenan idea or effort is well-received and likely to succeed
• jdm. in die Hände fallento fall into someone's hands
• auf die Knie fallento fall to one's knees
• ins Koma fallenthe transition into a comatose state
• jdm. zur Last fallento be a burden to someone
• auf die Nase fallento fall flat on one's face
• zum Opfer fallento become a victim of something negative
• in Ohnmacht fallento fall into a faint