Conjugation of dormīre in Latin
dormīreto sleepregular
Praesēnspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | dormiō | |
| tū | dormīs | |
| is/ea/id | dormit | |
| nōs | dormīmus | |
| vōs | dormītis | |
| eī/eae/ea | dormiunt |
Common mistakes in the Praesēns
- eī/eae/ea
dormuntdormiuntLearners sometimes drop the connecting -i- and write *dormunt* by analogy with 3rd-conjugation verbs; 4th-conjugation verbs use -iunt → dormiunt.
Imperfectum
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | dormiēbam | |
| tū | dormiēbās | |
| is/ea/id | dormiēbat | |
| nōs | dormiēbāmus | |
| vōs | dormiēbātis | |
| eī/eae/ea | dormiēbant |
Futūrum Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | dormiam | |
| tū | dormiēs | |
| is/ea/id | dormiet | |
| nōs | dormiēmus | |
| vōs | dormiētis | |
| eī/eae/ea | dormient |
Perfectumpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | dormīvī | |
| tū | dormīvistī | |
| is/ea/id | dormīvit | |
| nōs | dormīvimus | |
| vōs | dormīvistis | |
| eī/eae/ea | dormīvērunt |
Common mistakes in the Perfectum
- ego
dormiīdormīvīSome form the perfect by simply doubling -ī (dormiī). The correct perfect inserts -v- from the perfect stem: dormīvī.
Plūsquamperfectumpluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | dormīveram | |
| tū | dormīverās | |
| is/ea/id | dormīverat | |
| nōs | dormīverāmus | |
| vōs | dormīverātis | |
| eī/eae/ea | dormīverant |
Futūrum Perfectumfuture perfect
Actions that will be finished by a future point.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | dormīverō | |
| tū | dormīveris | |
| is/ea/id | dormīverit | |
| nōs | dormīverimus | |
| vōs | dormīveritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | dormīverint |
Subiūnctīvus Praesēnspresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | dormiam | |
| tū | dormiās | |
| is/ea/id | dormiat | |
| nōs | dormiāmus | |
| vōs | dormiātis | |
| eī/eae/ea | dormiant |
Subiūnctīvus Imperfectumimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | dormīrem | |
| tū | dormīrēs | |
| is/ea/id | dormīret | |
| nōs | dormīrēmus | |
| vōs | dormīrētis | |
| eī/eae/ea | dormīrent |
Common mistakes in the Subiūnctīvus Imperfectum
- nōs
dormiēmusdormīrēmusThe imperfect subjunctive is formed from the infinitive + personal endings (dormīre → dormīrem). The correct 1st-person plural is dormīrēmus, not *dormiēmus*.
Subiūnctīvus Perfectumperfect subjunctive
Completed hypothetical actions.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | dormīverim | |
| tū | dormīverīs | |
| is/ea/id | dormīverit | |
| nōs | dormīverīmus | |
| vōs | dormīverītis | |
| eī/eae/ea | dormīverint |
Imperātīvusimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tū | dormī | |
| vōs | dormīte |
dormīre — frequently asked questions
Is dormīre a regular verb?
Yes — dormīre is a regular Latin verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does dormīre mean?
dormīre is a Latin verb meaning "to sleep".