Definition of verb sinken

Definition of the verb sinken (sink, descend): untergehen; (fliegend) absteigen; untergehen; absteigen; versinken; abnehmen with meanings, synonyms, prepositions, Objects with case, grammar information, translations and conjugation tables.

B1 · verb · sein · irregular · <also: intransitive>
sinken

sinkt · sank (sänke) · ist gesunken

English sink, descend, fall, go down, decrease, diminish, ease off, fall off, get low, go to the bottom, go under, lower, run low, submerge

/ˈzɪŋkən/ · /ˈzɪŋkt/ · /zaŋk/ · /ˈzɛnkə/ · /ɡəˈzʊŋkən/

untergehen; (fliegend) absteigen; untergehen, absteigen, versinken, abnehmen

(um+A, in+A, in+D)

» Unser Boot sinkt . English Our boat is sinking.

Meanings

a.<intrans.> untergehen, untergehen
b.<intrans.> (fliegend) absteigen, sich nach unten bewegen, absteigen, absacken
c.<intrans.> in einer Flüssigkeit oder Ähnlichem durch die Schwerkraft nach unten gezogen werden, versinken, versacken
d.<intrans.> weniger oder kleiner werden, abnehmen, sich verkleinern, vermindern
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Conjugation Meanings

Usages

(um+A, in+A, in+D)

  • jemand/etwas sinkt in etwas
  • jemand/etwas sinkt um etwas
  • etwas sinkt irgendwieviel
  • jemand/etwas sinkt irgendwobei
  • jemand/etwas sinkt irgendwohin

no passive possible


Prepositions Usages

Synonyms

a.≡ untergehen
b.≡ absacken ≡ absteigen
c.≡ versacken ≡ versinken
d.≡ abnehmen ≡ vermindern
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Synonyms

Example sentences

  • Unser Boot sinkt . 
    English Our boat is sinking.
  • Toms Boot sank . 
    English Tom's boat sank.
  • Das Schiff ist gesunken . 
    English The ship 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.
  • Die Temperatur ist auf null Grad gesunken . 
    English The temperature has dropped to freezing.
  • Holz schwimmt, aber Eisen sinkt nach unten. 
    English Wood floats, but iron sinks.
  • Seine Popularität sinkt . 
    English His popularity is falling.

Example sentences

Translations

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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Translations

Conjugation

sinkt · sank (sänke) · ist gesunken

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