Nickerchen & Schläfchen ... Verschlafen vs. ausschlafen ...
What is the difference between these terms? thank you very much
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"Nickerchen" and "Schläfchen" both mean "nap". There are regional differences (I would use "Nickerchen" or "Mittagsschlaf"), but mean the same thing.
"ausschlafen" is to sleep in, "verschlafen" is to oversleep. The first is used when you have the time in the morning, don't set the alarm and wait until you wake up naturally; the latter if it makes you miss school/work or something else you planned to do.
Die Vorsilbe "ver" hat oft eine negative Bedeutung. Ausschlafen ist gut, verschlafen nicht so sehr.
Weitere Beispiele: laufen +, verlaufen = to get lost. Ebenso fahren und verfahren. Legen= to put und verlegen = to misplace, bitten = to ask for, verbitten = to refuse to tolerate (das verbitte ich mir).
Oft trifft das aber auch nicht zu: ehren = to honor, verehren = to adore.
