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Conjugation Chart of “Dormir” (to sleep) in the Subjunctive Mood

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Understanding the Subjunctive Mood of “Dormir”

The Subjunctive Mood of Dormir is used to express desires, doubts, or hypothetical situations related to sleeping. For example, Es importante que duermas bien. (It’s important that you sleep well.)

Dormir is a stem-changing verb, meaning the vowel in the stem changes from ‘o’ to ‘ue’ in certain conjugations. This pattern is common among Spanish verbs.

How to Use Dormir in the Subjunctive Mood

Dormir generally means “to sleep”, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To sleep: The most common meaning, for example, Es importante que durmamos bien (It’s important that we sleep well).

To be inactive or idle: Used figuratively, for example, No dejes que tu talento se duerma (Don’t let your talent sleep/be inactive).

To spend the night somewhere: For example, Espero que durmamos en un buen hotel (I hope we sleep/spend the night in a good hotel).

To be unaware or oblivious (colloquial): For example, ¿Qué pasa, te duermes? (What’s up, are you sleeping/being oblivious?)

To ignore or disregard (rude, colloquial): For example, No me durmáis cuando os hablo (Don’t sleep on me/ignore me when I’m talking to you).

Real Life Examples of Dormir in the Subjunctive Mood

Es importante que duermas bien antes del examen. (It’s important that you sleep well before the exam.)

Aunque no quieras, es necesario que duermas temprano. (Even if you don’t want to, it’s necessary that you sleep early.)

El médico recomienda que duermas al menos 8 horas por noche. (The doctor recommends that you sleep at least 8 hours per night.)

Ojalá que durmamos bien esta noche para estar descansados mañana. (Hopefully we sleep well tonight to be rested tomorrow.)

Es una lástima que no durmamos lo suficiente durante la semana. (It’s a pity that we don’t sleep enough during the week.)

Prefiero que durmáis en el hotel en lugar de conducir cansados. (I prefer that you all sleep in the hotel instead of driving tired.)

Es fundamental que los niños duerman sus horas para crecer sanos. (It’s essential that children sleep their hours to grow healthy.)

Quiero que duerma bien para que esté de buen humor mañana. (I want him/her to sleep well so he/she is in a good mood tomorrow.)

Mamá insiste en que durmamos temprano hoy porque mañana hay que madrugar. (Mom insists that we sleep early today because we have to wake up early tomorrow.)

El entrenador pide que los jugadores duerman bien antes del partido. (The coach asks that the players sleep well before the game.)

Desearía que mis vecinos durmieran a buena hora para no hacer tanto ruido. (I wish my neighbors would sleep at a decent hour so they don’t make so much noise.)

Es una pena que no duerman lo suficiente, por eso andan de mal humor. (It’s a pity they don’t sleep enough, that’s why they’re in a bad mood.)

Sugiero que durmamos al menos 6 horas para rendir mejor en el trabajo. (I suggest we sleep at least 6 hours to perform better at work.)

Aunque te cueste, es mejor que duermas temprano para estar descansado. (Even if it’s hard for you, it’s better that you sleep early to be rested.)

Ojalá que todos durmamos bien para estar de buen ánimo mañana. (Hopefully we all sleep well to be in a good mood tomorrow.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Dormir (to sleep) in the Subjunctive Mood (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.