The Spanish verb dormirse means "to fall asleep". It is the reflexive form of dormir ("to sleep"), so every form carries a pronoun that agrees with the subject: me, te, se, nos or os. Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of dormirse is yo me duermo, tú te duermes, él/ella/usted se duerme, nosotros nos dormimos, vosotros os dormís, ellos/ellas/ustedes se duermen. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. Its pronoun (me, te, se, nos or os) comes before each conjugated form and is attached to an affirmative command: duérmete.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| yo | me duermo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te duermes (irregular) | |
| él/ | se duerme (irregular) | |
| nosotros | nos dormimos | |
| vosotros | os dormís | |
| ellos/ | se duermen (irregular) |
| yo | me dormí |
|---|---|
| tú | te dormiste |
| él/ | se durmió (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos dormimos |
| vosotros | os dormisteis |
| ellos/ | se durmieron (irregular) |
| yo | me dormía |
|---|---|
| tú | te dormías |
| él/ | se dormía |
| nosotros | nos dormíamos |
| vosotros | os dormíais |
| ellos/ | se dormían |
| yo | me dormiré |
|---|---|
| tú | te dormirás |
| él/ | se dormirá |
| nosotros | nos dormiremos |
| vosotros | os dormiréis |
| ellos/ | se dormirán |
| yo | me dormiría |
|---|---|
| tú | te dormirías |
| él/ | se dormiría |
| nosotros | nos dormiríamos |
| vosotros | os dormiríais |
| ellos/ | se dormirían |
| yo | me duerma (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te duermas (irregular) |
| él/ | se duerma (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos durmamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | os durmáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | se duerman (irregular) |
| tú | duérmete (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | duérmase (irregular) |
| nosotros | durmámonos (irregular) |
| vosotros | dormíos |
| ustedes | duérmanse (irregular) |
| yo | me he dormido |
|---|---|
| tú | te has dormido |
| él/ | se ha dormido |
| nosotros | nos hemos dormido |
| vosotros | os habéis dormido |
| ellos/ | se han dormido |
Dormirse is irregular: the stem changes in forms such as me duermo, se durmió, and me duerma, and the gerund is durmiéndose. The reflexive pronoun comes before conjugated forms, but attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in duérmete and durmiéndose.
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No. Dormirse is irregular.
Dormirse means to fall asleep. Dormir means to sleep.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me duermo, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in duérmete and durmiéndose. The stem changes in forms such as se duerme, se durmió, and se duerma, while the past participle is dormido.