Sink - Sinken (The 902nd Most Common German Word)

In German, the word for Sink is Sinken. This word often comes up when talking about sickness & injuries, house, numbers & quantity. It can be used as verb. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 902nd most common word in German. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word’s pronunciation. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: sink

German: sinken

Examples


The ship's going to sink	Das Schiff wird sinken
We're sinking.	Wir sinken.
Are we sinking	Sinken wir
Tom started to sink.	Tom fing an zu sinken.
Captain of the ship Theodoros Belesis decided to sunk with ship.	Kapitän des Schiffes Theodoros Belesis entschied mit dem Schiff zu sinken.
The 'Essex' begins to sink.	Die 'Essex' beginnt zu sinken.
When torpedoed, ships sink in a range of ways.	Torpedierte Schiffe sinken auf die unterschiedlichsten Arten.
Real growth rates have been sinking for years.	Die realen Wachstumsraten sinken seit Jahren.

The ship is sinking	Das Schiff sinkt.
Wood floats, but iron sinks.	Holz schwimmt, aber Eisen sinkt nach unten.
The cruise ship is sinking.	Das Kreuzfahrtschiff sinkt.
Our boat is sinking.	Unser Boot sinkt.
Rats leave a sinking ship.	Die Ratten verlassen das sinkende Schiff.
The sun is about to sink.	Die Sonne beginnt unterzugehen.
The crew had to abandon the sinking ship.	Die Besatzung musste das sinkende Schiff aufgeben.
Rats desert a sinking ship.	Die Ratten verlassen das sinkende Schiff.
The sun is sinking below the horizon.	Die Sonne versinkt am Horizont.
They abandoned the sinking ship.	Sie verließen das sinkende Schiff.
She swims, but does not sink.	Sie schwimmt, geht aber nicht unter.
Can you fix our sink	Kannst du unser Spülbecken reparieren
Tom filled the sink with water.	Tom ließ Wasser ins Waschbecken.