Irregular verb · #117 by frequency

sink — past tense and past participle

Basesinksɪŋk

Past simplesanksæŋk

Past participlesunksʌŋk

In a sentence

Base: Heavy objects sink quickly in water.

Past simple: The old boat sank near the harbor.

Past participle: Her heart had sunk when she heard the news.

Españolhundir

Françaiscouler

Русскийтонуть

Українськатонути

Deutschsinken

Portuguêsafundar

Italianoaffondare

Polskitonąć

Türkçebatmak

Pattern

i → a → u

The classic ringing family: begin / began / begun, sing / sang / sung. Rhymes hard, which is exactly where audio drilling wins.

Same pattern