ich versank

sank, disappeared beneath, set

→ versinken
ver change into, away, or completely + sank 1st/3rd person singular past
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #30,986
sank, disappeared beneath
GE: Das Boot versank im See.
EN: The boat sank in the lake.
set Used of the sun going below the horizon.
GE: Die Sonne versank hinter den Bergen.
EN: The sun set behind the mountains.
Conjugation of versinken
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First versank —
Third versank —

Ich versank immer tiefer in diese Stille.

I sank deeper and deeper into this silence.

— Rashomon - Das Lustwäldchen (1950)

Sie versank unter der Wasseroberfläche.

She sank beneath the surface of the water.

Die Sonne versank hinter dem Horizont, und es wurde dunkel.

The sun sank behind the horizon and it became dark.

Er versank nur noch tiefer in seinen Sessel.

He sank even deeper into his armchair.

Der Sonne Gold versank im Meer.

The sun's gold sank into the sea.

Atlantis versank im Meer.

Atlantis sank into the sea.

Die Sonne versank am Horizont.

The sun sank on the horizon.