dormire Italian verb

Dormire Italian Verb, Conjugation, Definition and Examples

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Dormire Italian Verb Definition:

To sleep

The dormire Italian verb means “to sleep,” “to spend the night” or “to be asleep.” It’s a verb that you’ll hear and use often if you’re visiting or moving to Italy. Learning how to conjugate this verb is important if you want to let others know that you’re sleeping or will be sleeping soon.

Dormire is a regular –ire verb, so you will use the normal conjugation pattern for this category of verbs. 

Conjugate Dormire in Italian

Dormire Presente Conjugation:

ItalianEnglish
ioDormoI sleep
tuDormiYou sleep
lui/leiDormaHe/she/it/formal sleeps
noiDormiamoWe sleep
voiDormiteYou all sleep
loroDormonoThey sleep

Dormire Presente Examples

  1. Dormo con le luce accese = I sleep with the lights on.
  2. Lei non dorme bene = She doesn’t sleep well.
  3. Il bambino dorme nel pomeriggio = The baby sleeps in the afternoon.

Dormire Passato Prossimo Conjugation

ItalianEnglish
ioHo dormitoI slept
tuHai dormitoYou slept
lui/leiHa dormitoHe/she/it/formal slept
noiAbbiamo dormitoWe slept
voiAvete dormitoYou all slept
loroHanno dormitoThey slept

Dormire Passato Prossimo Examples

  1. Ho dormito per 12 ore = I slept for 12 hours.
  2. Ha dormito tutta la notte = He slept all night.
  3. Hanno dormito troppo! = They slept too much!

Dormire Futuro Semplice Conjugation:

ItalianEnglish
ioDormiròI will sleep
tuDormiraiYou will sleep
lui/leiDormiràHe/she/it/formal will sleep
noiDormiremoWe will sleep
voiDormireteYou all will sleep
loroDormirannoThey will sleep

Dormire Futuro Semplice Examples

  1. Tra le mie braccia dormirai = In my arms you will sleep.
  2. Ora dormirò sogni tranquilli = Now, I will sleep peacefully.
  3. Dormiranno al piano di sopra = They will sleep upstairs.

Dormire Imperfetto Conjugation:

ItalianEnglish
ioDormivoI was sleeping
tuDormiviYou were sleeping
lui/leiDormivaHe/she/it/formal were sleeping
noiDormivamoWe were sleeping
voiDormivateYou all were sleeping
loroDormivanoThey were sleeping

Dormire Imperfetto Examples

  1. Dormivo più della metà della giornata = I was sleeping more than half the day.
  2. Dormivi con una luce notturna = You used to sleep with a night light.
  3. Dormivamo su un materasso per terra = We slept on a mattress on the floor.
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