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versinken

In English: to sink

A2VERB

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Verb forms

Präteritum
versank
Partizip II
versunken
Perfekt auxiliary
sein

Full conjugation table: versinken →

versinken: haben or sein? →

Quick quiz

___ Verspätung?

Example sentences

Er versinkt in Problemen.

He's drowning in problems.

Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
Die Sonne versinkt am Horizont.

The sun is sinking below the horizon.

Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Das Schiff versank langsam.

The ship went down slowly.

Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR
Er war in Gedanken versunken.

He was absorbed in thought.

Tatoeba · raggione · CC BY 2.0 FR

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