The Present Subjunctive of Dormirse is used to express desires, doubts, or uncertainties about falling asleep, as well as to convey hypothetical or subjunctive situations related to sleeping. For example, Es importante que te duermas temprano. (It’s important that you fall asleep early.)

Dormirse is a stem-changing verb, meaning the vowel in the stem changes in certain conjugations. In the Present Subjunctive, the ‘o’ changes to ‘ue’ in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Dormirse (to fall asleep) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The present subjunctive of dormirse is used to express wishes, desires, doubts, or uncertainty about someone falling asleep.

Wish or desire: For example, Espero que el bebé se duerma pronto. (I hope the baby falls asleep soon.)

Doubt or uncertainty: For example, No creo que se duerma tan temprano. (I don’t think he’ll fall asleep that early.)

Colloquial usage: ¡Qué te duermas! can be used as an impolite way of telling someone to shut up or stop talking nonsense. (Shut up! or Stop talking nonsense!)

Idiomatic expression: Dormirse en los laureles means to become complacent or overconfident after achieving success. (To rest on one’s laurels.)

Examples

Examples of Dormirse in the Subjunctive Mood

Es importante que no te duermas durante la reunión. (It’s important that you don’t fall asleep during the meeting.)

No quiero que te duermas tarde, mañana tenemos un día ocupado. (I don’t want you to stay up late, we have a busy day tomorrow.)

Aunque esté cansado, es mejor que no me duerma en el trabajo. (Even though I’m tired, it’s better if I don’t fall asleep at work.)

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

Antes de un viaje largo, es bueno que duermas bien la noche anterior. (Before a long trip, it’s good that you sleep well the night before.)

Es importante que me duerma temprano para estar descansado mañana. (It’s important that I sleep early to be well-rested tomorrow.)

Ojalá que el niño se duerma pronto para que podamos relajarnos. (Hopefully the child falls asleep soon so we can relax.)

Aunque esté cansado, es mejor que no me duerma durante la clase. (Even though I’m tired, it’s better if I don’t fall asleep during class.)

Es recomendable que duermas bien antes de un examen importante. (It’s advisable that you sleep well before an important exam.)

Ojalá que el bebé se duerma pronto para que podamos cenar tranquilos. (Hopefully the baby falls asleep soon so we can have dinner in peace.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Dormirse (to fall asleep) 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.