/doɾˈmiɾ.se/

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Translation

to fall asleep

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Grammar

Verb type-ir reflexive (o->ue stem-changing)
ReflexiveYes

Conjugation

Regular spanish-stem-changing conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoduermodormídormíadormirédormiría
túduermesdormistedormíasdormirásdormirías
él/ella/ud.duermedurmiódormíadormirádormiría
nos.dormimosdormimosdormíamosdormiremosdormiríamos
vos.dormísdormisteisdormíaisdormiréisdormiríais
ellos/uds.duermendurmierondormíandormirándormirían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoduermadurmieradurmiese
túduermasdurmierasdurmieses
él/ella/ud.duermadurmieradurmiese
nos.durmamosdurmiéramosdurmiésemos
vos.durmáisdurmieraisdurmieseis
ellos/uds.duermandurmierandurmiesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túduerme
ud.duerma
nosotrosdurmamos
vosotrosdormid
uds.duerman

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
durmiendo
Past participle
dormido

Examples

.

I fall asleep as soon as I put my head on the pillow.

.

The child fell asleep in the car.

, .

Do not fall asleep, we are almost there.

¿ ?

Did you fall asleep during the film?

.

I always fall asleep watching television.

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This word is taught in chapter 51, lesson 1: dormirse, acordarse, conmovedor and 7 more words.