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pofen

German, verb/ˈpoːfn̩/

pofen is a German verb meaning “to sleep, crash” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schlafen”.

What does pofen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    colloquialdatedto sleep, crash

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. schlafen

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of pofen

  • poft present singular third-person
  • pofte past
  • gepoft participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • pofend participle present
  • pofe first-person indicative present
  • pofst indicative present second-person
  • pofest second-person singular subjunctive
  • pofet plural second-person subjunctive
  • poften first-person indicative plural
  • poftest indicative preterite second-person
  • poftet indicative plural preterite
  • pof imperative second-person singular
  • habe gepoft first-person indicative multiword-construction
  • haben gepoft first-person indicative multiword-construction
  • pofe! imperative singular
  • pof! imperative singular
  • poft! imperative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce pofen?

  • /ˈpoːfn̩/
  • [ˈpoːfn̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to pofen

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.