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to stay overnight
To spend the night at a place that is not your own home, for example in a hotel, a youth hostel, or at friends' place.
Nach der langen Fahrt haben wir in einem kleinen Hotel am Weg übernachtet.
After the long drive, we stayed overnight in a small hotel along the way.
'Übernachten' (to stay overnight) is an inseparable verb. The prefix 'über-' remains firmly attached to the verb in all tenses and sentence constructions.
Wir übernachten heute bei meiner Tante.
We are staying overnight at my aunt's today.
The related noun is 'die Übernachtung' (overnight stay). It is often used in travel contexts, for example in the combination 'Übernachtung mit Frühstück' (overnight stay with breakfast).
Das Hotel bietet eine Übernachtung für zwei Personen an.
The hotel offers an overnight stay for two people.
To indicate the place, you usually use the prepositions 'in' + dative for buildings or places and 'bei' + dative for people.
Können wir heute Nacht bei dir übernachten?
Can we stay overnight at your place tonight?
to sleep
Schlafen refers to the actual state of sleep. Übernachten, on the other hand, refers to the entire stay overnight away from one’s own home and emphasizes the location. When talking about sleep itself, use schlafen; for the stay, use übernachten.
Wegen des späten Termins werde ich heute im Hotel übernachten.
Because of the late appointment, I will stay overnight at the hotel tonight.
Im Hotel konnte ich trotz des Straßenlärms kaum schlafen.
Despite the traffic noise, I could barely sleep at the hotel.
