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schlüpfen

hatch, slip out, sneak out

ˈʃ l ʏ p f ə n
schlüpf hatch + en Infinitive
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #44,765
hatch Used for young animals emerging from eggs.
GE: Die Küken schlüpfen heute.
EN: The chicks hatch today.
slip out, sneak out Often used with a word such as „raus“ to mean leaving quickly or quietly.
GE: Wir schlüpfen durch die Hintertür raus.
EN: We slip out through the back door.
Conjugation of schlüpfen
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First schlüpfte —
Third schlüpfte —
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
First schlüpfte —
Third schlüpfte —
schlüpfen
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — schlüpfen
Third — schlüpfen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — schlüpfen
Third — schlüpfen

Sobald die Maden schlüpfen, kommen die Ameisen, um sie zu fressen.

As soon as the maggots hatch, the ants come to eat them.

— Die Frau im Nebel (2022)

Dann schlüpfen wir hier raus.

Then let’s slip out of here.

— Kevin - Allein in New York (1992)

Die Henne sitzt auf ihren Eiern, bis die Küken schlüpfen.

The hen sits on her eggs until the chicks hatch.

Was glaubst du, wie schnell diese Eier schlüpfen werden?

How quickly do you think these eggs will hatch?