Before you start
Meet sinken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 2 meanings
- (intransitive) to sink; to submerge; to set; to fall from the sky
- (intransitive, figuratively, of prices, temperature, quantities, rates, etc.) to fall; to drop; to decline
Forms
How sinken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | sinke | sank |
| du | sinkst | sankst |
| er/sie/es | sinkt | sank |
| wir | sinken | sanken |
| ihr | sinkt | sankt |
| Sie | sinken | sanken |
Partizip II gesunken · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Das Wasser sinkt.The water is sinking.present main clause
- 2Der Ball ist ins Wasser gesunken.The ball sank into the water.Perfekt with sein
- 3Ich bin froh, dass die Temperatur sinkt.I am glad that the temperature is dropping.verb at the end after dass