A2Grammar
Er wollte nicht schlafen gehen.
He didn't want to go to sleep.
In German
Er wollte nicht schlafen gehen.
Ayr voll-tuh nisht shlah-fen gay-en.
🇬🇧 English
He didn't want to go to sleep.
🇪🇸 Español
Él no quería ir a dormir.
🇮🇹 Italiano
Non voleva andare a dormire.
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Er | He | Pronoun |
| wollte | wanted | Simple past of 'wollen' |
| nicht | not | Negation |
| schlafen | sleep | Infinitive verb |
| gehen | go | Infinitive verb |
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Grammar Point
Präteritum von 'wollen' (Modalverb)
Variations
Schlafen gehen wollte er nicht.
Go to sleep he didn't want to.
Er hatte keine Lust, schlafen zu gehen.
He didn't feel like going to sleep.