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Conjugation of dormir in Galician

dormirto sleepirregular

Presente

Actions happening now or habitually.

eu~~dormo~~durmoLearners sometimes write 'dormo' (root 'dorm-'). Correct present 1st person has the stem change o→u: 'durmo'.
el/ela~~duerme~~durmeSpanish influence: Spanish has 'duerme'. In Galician the correct form is 'durme'.

Completed actions in the past.

el/ela~~durmió~~durmiuDon't use the Spanish preterite form 'durmió'. Galician uses 'durmiu' for 3rd singular.
eles/elas~~durmieron~~durmironMany learners supply the Spanish 'durmieron'. Galician 3rd plural is 'durmiron'.

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

Actions that will happen.

Actions that would happen under some condition.

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.

Commands and requests.

ti~~duerme~~dormeSpanish imperative 'duerme' is incorrect in Galician; the familiar imperative is 'dorme'.

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

eu~~durmiendo~~durmindoInfluence from Spanish yields 'durmiendo'. Galician gerund is 'durmindo'.

The form used in compound tenses and the passive.

eu~~durmido~~dormidoSome expect 'durmido' (analogy with present stem). The standard past participle is 'dormido'.

Is dormir a regular verb?

No — dormir is an irregular Galician verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.

What does dormir mean?

dormir is a Galician verb meaning "to sleep".