# die Schlaftablette

die Schlaftablette is a German noun meaning “sleeping pill”. Forms: der Schlaftablette, die Schlaftabletten.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Schlaftablette
- Plural: die Schlaftabletten

## Meanings

1. sleeping pill (a pill having a soporific effect)
2. _derogatory · colloquial_ drowsy, sluggish person; slowcoach

## Examples

- Dalida starb an einer Überdosis Schlaftabletten. — Dalida died from an overdose of sleeping pills.
- Tom nahm eine Überdosis Schlaftabletten. — Tom took an overdose of sleeping pills.
- Tom nahm drei Schlaftabletten. — Tom took three sleeping pills.
- Ich habe letzte Nacht eine Schlaftablette genommen. — I took a sleeping pill last night.
- Maria hat versucht, sich mit Schlaftabletten umzubringen. — Maria tried to kill herself with sleeping pills.

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