Grammar: <slapen> [verb] [sliep, h. geslapen].
Translates to: to sleep.
Examples:
1. "Frankt kon vannacht niet slapen door twee vechtende katers."
("Frank couldn’t sleep last night because of two fighting tomcats." See also "DWOTD 84. Kater".)
2. "Als gevolg zat Frank te slapen tijdens een belangrijke vergadering."
("As a consequence, Frank was sleeping during an important meeting.")
3. "Als je een appartement koopt, moet je goed opletten of de ‘Vereniging van Eigenaren’ slapend of actief is."
("When buying an apartment, one needs to check carefully whether the ‘Cooperation of Owners/Residence Association’ is dormant or active.")
4. "Slaap lekker!"
("Sleep well!")
5. "Ik wil alleen maar slapen!"
("I only/just want to sleep". The construction "Ik wil alleen maar …" is also often used to say more explicitly that "The only thing I want is…")
6. "Hoe laat ga jij meestal slapen?" – "Om half elf."
("At what time do you usually go to bed?" – "At half past ten.")
Expression:
"Je moet geen slapende honden wakker maken.": (one has to) let sleeping dogs lie. Literally: "one must not wake up sleeping dogs".
Related words:
1. "Verslapen": to oversleep.
2. "Uitslapen": to sleep late.
3. "Gapen": to yawn.
4. "Slaperig": sleepy.
5. "Slaapkop": sleepy head.
6. "Dromen": to dream.
7. "Kussen": pillow.
8. "Bed": bed.
9. "Winterslaap": hibernation (of animals).