# der Halbschlaf

der Halbschlaf is a German noun meaning “doze”. Forms: des Halbschlafes.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Halbschlafes

## In other languages

- Русский: полусон
- Українська: півсон

## Meanings

1. _no plural_ doze (The state of being half asleep.)
   - 1913, Fanny zu Reventlow, Herrn Dames Aufzeichnungen, Albert Langen, page 97 — Exhausted, she lies down on the cushions next to the stove, closes the eyes and seems to sink into a kind of doze.

## Examples

- Da ich das hier gestern im Halbschlaf getippt habe, ist es voller Schreibfehler. — I wrote this yesterday when I was half sleep, so it's full of spelling mistakes.
- Im Halbschlaf stolperte er über seine Katze. — Half-asleep, he stumbled over his cat.

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