verb
to stay overnight
A1
Means 'to stay overnight' — to spend the night somewhere. Primary uses: 'bei jemandem übernachten' (stay at someone’s place), 'in einem Hotel übernachten' or 'auf einer Hütte übernachten.' Regular weak, non‑reflexive verb; uses haben in perfect ('hat übernachtet'). Not separable; no stem changes. Commonly used in casual contexts.
Examples
Ich übernachte bei Freunden.
I'm staying overnight with friends.
Er hat bei seiner Familie übernachtet.
He stayed overnight with his family.
Wir werden in einem Gasthof übernachten.
We will stay overnight at an inn.
Details
Mnemonics
picture a person with a suitcase sleeping in a bed at a hotel
think 'over-night-chen' — staying over for the night
Notes
A separable or non-separable? 'übernachten' is not separable in standard use; forms are regular. Intransitive verb; passive forms are not applicable because the verb does not take a direct object and thus normally has no passive. The passive fields are marked 'not applicable' for that reason.