ya estoy dormido
/ʝa estoi doɾmido/from spelling rules
The English phrase "i am already asleep" is ya estoy dormido in Spanish.
If the speaker identifies as male, the masculine form dormido is used.
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, ya estoy dormido means "already I am asleep". The word ya means "already" and estoy is the first-person singular of "to be" in the temporary state sense.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase must change its ending to dormida if the speaker is female, resulting in ya estoy dormida.
Did you know?
- The word dormido shares an ancestor with the English word 'dormitory', as both stem from the Latin 'dormire', meaning 'to sleep'.
- Because ya estoy dormido changes based on gender, a group of people would use the masculine plural ya estamos dormidos even if the group contains only one man and several women.
- In certain Spanish dialects, ya can be used to express impatience or to tell someone to stop doing something, functioning similarly to 'enough' in English.
Examples in context
- A veces parece que ya estoy dormido.Sometimes it seems like I am already asleep.
Example conversation
Javier is pretending to be asleep when Elena enters the room.
- JavierNo me despiertes, ya estoy dormido.Don't wake me up, I am already asleep.
- ElenaSé que estás despierto, Javier.I know you are awake, Javier.
- JavierNo es cierto, ya estoy dormido.That's not true, I am already asleep.
- ElenaDeja de mentir y levántate.Stop lying and get up.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries dormido, ya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
