The Present Subjunctive of Aburrir is used to express desires, doubts, or uncertainties about the subject getting bored, 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 Present Subjunctive conjugations follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

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

The present subjunctive of aburrir is used to express desires, doubts, emotions, and impersonal judgments or evaluations.

To express a desire or hope: For example, Espero que no te aburras en la fiesta. (I hope you don’t get bored at the party.)

To express doubt or uncertainty: For example, No creo que se aburra con ese libro. (I don’t think he’ll get bored with that book.)

To express emotions: For example, Me da pena que te aburras tanto. (I’m sorry you get bored so much.)

In impersonal expressions: For example, Es aburrido que siempre hagan lo mismo. (It’s boring that they always do the same thing.)

Colloquially, to express annoyance or irritation (rude): For example, ¡Qué te aburras, idiota! (Go get bored, idiot!)

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 ustedes no se aburran durante la película. (I hope you all don’t get bored during the movie.)

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

Para que la reunión no sea aburrida, es mejor que el orador no aburra a los asistentes. (So that the meeting isn’t boring, it’s better that the speaker doesn’t bore the attendees.)

Mis padres temen que yo me aburra en casa durante las vacaciones. (My parents fear that I’ll get bored at home during the holidays.)

Dudo que los turistas se aburran en la ciudad, hay muchas atracciones. (I doubt the tourists will get bored in the city, there are many attractions.)

Aunque el museo es pequeño, no creo que los niños se aburran allí. (Although the museum is small, I don’t think the kids will get bored there.)

Independientemente de lo que hagas, trata de no aburrirte demasiado. (Regardless of what you do, try not to get too bored.)

Lamentablemente, muchos empleados se aburren en sus trabajos rutinarios. (Unfortunately, many employees get bored in their routine jobs.)

Tal vez deberíamos hacer una pausa para que nadie se aburra. (Maybe we should take a break so no one gets bored.)

Aunque las matemáticas pueden ser difíciles, espero que los estudiantes no se aburran en la clase. (Although math can be difficult, I hope the students don’t get bored in class.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Aburrir (to bore) 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.