The Subjunctive Mood of Aburrir is used to express wishes, desires, or situations of uncertainty or subjectivity, for example: Espero que no te aburras en la fiesta. (I hope you don’t get bored at the party.)

Aburrir is a regular -ir verb, so its conjugations in the Present Subjunctive follow the regular pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Aburrir (to bore) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Aburrir generally means “to bore” or “to make bored”, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To bore or make bored: for example, No me gustaría que la película me aburriera. (I wouldn’t like the movie to bore me.)

To find something boring or dull: for example, Siento que las clases me aburrieran este año. (I feel that classes might bore me this year.)

To be bored or uninterested (colloquial): for example, Me aburriría si no tuviéramos planes para el fin de semana. (I would get bored if we didn’t have plans for the weekend.)

To annoy or bother (rude): for example, ¡Ojalá que no me aburriera con sus tonterías! (I hope he doesn’t bother me with his nonsense!)

Examples

Examples of Aburrir in the Subjunctive Mood

Espero que mi hijo no se aburra en la fiesta de cumpleaños. (I hope my son doesn’t get bored at the birthday party.)

Ojalá que los turistas no se aburran durante su visita a la ciudad. (Hopefully the tourists don’t get bored during their visit to the city.)

Aunque la película sea larga, no quiero que te aburras. (Even though the movie is long, I don’t want you to get bored.)

El conferencista insistió en que su presentación no nos aburra. (The speaker insisted that his presentation not bore us.)

Mamá, por favor, asegúrate de que los niños no se aburran mientras estamos fuera. (Mom, please make sure the kids don’t get bored while we’re out.)

Temo que mi compañero de cuarto se aburra de estar tanto tiempo encerrado. (I’m afraid my roommate will get bored from being cooped up for so long.)

Aunque el trabajo sea repetitivo, es importante que los empleados no se aburran. (Even though the work is repetitive, it’s important that employees don’t get bored.)

Los organizadores del evento esperan que los asistentes no se aburran. (The event organizers hope that the attendees don’t get bored.)

Desafortunadamente, es posible que algunos estudiantes se aburran en la clase de matemáticas. (Unfortunately, it’s possible that some students will get bored in math class.)

Mis padres siempre me animaron a que no me aburriera durante las vacaciones de verano. (My parents always encouraged me not to get bored during summer vacation.)

Aunque la novela sea larga, espero que no te aburras leyéndola. (Even though the novel is long, I hope you don’t get bored reading it.)

Es fundamental que los niños no se aburran en la guardería. (It’s essential that children don’t get bored at daycare.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Aburrir (to bore) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.