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

Aburrirse is a regular -ir verb, so its conjugation in the Present Subjunctive follows the regular pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Aburrirse (to get bored) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The present subjunctive of aburrirse is used to express desires, doubts, emotions, and hypothetical situations.

To express boredom or lack of interest: For example, Me aburro en esta fiesta tan aburrida. (I’m bored at this boring party.)

To express frustration or annoyance: For example, Me aburro de esperar tanto tiempo. (I’m getting bored of waiting so long.)

To express a desire or wish: For example, Ojalá no me aburra en esta clase. (I hope I don’t get bored in this class.)

In hypothetical situations: For example, Si me aburriera, me iría a casa. (If I got bored, I would go home.)

Colloquially, to express indifference or lack of interest (rude): For example, Me aburro con tus problemas. (I don’t care about your problems.)

Examples

Examples of Aburrirse in the Subjunctive Mood

Espero que no te aburras en la fiesta. (I hope you don’t get bored at the party.)

Es importante que los niños no se aburran en clase. (It’s important that the children don’t get bored in class.)

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

Para que no me aburra, voy a llevar un libro a la reunión. (So that I don’t get bored, I’m going to bring a book to the meeting.)

Mis padres insisten en que no me aburra durante las vacaciones. (My parents insist that I don’t get bored during the holidays.)

Es una lástima que te aburras tanto en tu trabajo. (It’s a shame that you get so bored at your job.)

Dudo que te aburras en el museo de arte. (I doubt you’ll get bored at the art museum.)

Temo que mi hijo se aburra en la boda. (I’m afraid my son will get bored at the wedding.)

Sería mejor que no te aburras en la conferencia. (It would be better if you don’t get bored at the conference.)

¿Crees que tu hermana se aburra en el parque de diversiones? (Do you think your sister will get bored at the amusement park?)

Aunque el viaje sea largo, no creo que te aburras. (Even though the trip is long, I don’t think you’ll get bored.)

Es una pena que te aburras tanto en tu tiempo libre. (It’s a pity that you get so bored in your free time.)

Quizás te aburras un poco en la reunión familiar. (Maybe you’ll get a little bored at the family gathering.)

Ojalá que no me aburra en el concierto de rock. (I hope I don’t get bored at the rock concert.)

Tal vez te aburras con la novela, pero vale la pena leerla. (Maybe you’ll get bored with the novel, but it’s worth reading.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Aburrirse (to get bored) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American 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.