sleeping bag
der Schlafsack, die Schlafsäcke
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sleeping bag
A padded, sack-like cover that you lie in to sleep, especially when camping or spending the night outdoors.
Für die Übernachtung in der Hütte brauchen wir warme Schlafsäcke.
For the overnight stay in the hut, we need warm sleeping bags.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Schlafsäcke |
| genitive | des Schlafsackes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Schlafsack | die Schlafsäcke |
| accusative | den Schlafsack | die Schlafsäcke |
| dative | dem Schlafsack | den Schlafsäcken |
| genitive | des Schlafsackes des Schlafsacks | der Schlafsäcke |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is a simple compound of 'der Schlaf' (sleep) and 'der Sack' (sack/bag). So it is literally a bag in which you sleep. The 's' in between is a linking sound that connects the two words.
Mein neuer Schlafsack hält bis minus zehn Grad warm.
My new sleeping bag keeps me warm down to minus ten degrees.
Pay attention to the case after the preposition 'in': movement is expressed with the accusative ('in den Schlafsack' — into the sleeping bag), while a state or location is expressed with the dative ('im Schlafsack' — in the sleeping bag).
Das Kind kroch müde in seinen Schlafsack.
The tired child crawled into his sleeping bag.
Typical verbs are 'den Schlafsack ausrollen' (to unroll the sleeping bag, before sleeping) and 'einrollen' (to roll it up, after sleeping). You often 'kriecht' (crawl) or 'schlüpft' (slip) 'in den Schlafsack' (into the sleeping bag).
Es war schon spät, also rollte ich schnell meinen Schlafsack aus.
It was already late, so I quickly unrolled my sleeping bag.
