durmió
/duɾmjo/from spelling rules
The Spanish word for "slept" is durmió.
If you want to express specifically having a nap, you can use the phrase echarse una siesta and if you are referring to a restful sleep, you can use the phrase un sueño reparador.
How does it change in a sentence?
durmió is the third-person singular preterite of the irregular verb dormir. Because Spanish verbs do not encode gender in the third-person singular, this form is used for both "he slept" and "she slept".
How do you pronounce it?
/duɾmjo/
Did you know?
- In certain poetic contexts, the verb dormir is used as a euphemism to say someone 'slept' forever, meaning they have passed away.
- Spanish has a specific term, dormilón, to describe a person who loves to sleep or sleeps too much. It is a noun derived from the verb dormir that does not have a direct one-word equivalent in English.
- In Spanish, the word sueño means both 'dream' and 'sleepiness'. This means a person can say tengo sueño to mean they are tired and need to sleep, rather than stating they have a dream.
Examples in context
- Durmió todo el día.He slept all day.Tatoeba #1459605 by marcelostockle, translation #293809 by CK
- Durmió en el coche.He slept in the car.Tatoeba #2856502 by Shishir, translation #1977220 by Spamster
- Ella durmió la mona.She slept her hangover off.Tatoeba #580556 by Shishir, translation #580466 by sacredceltic
- Anoche dormí bien.Last night I slept well.
- Estaba tan cansado/a que dormí como un tronco.I was so tired that I slept like a log.
- No pude dormir.I couldn't sleep.
- Hoy me eché una siesta larga.Today I had a long nap.
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Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are talking about a friend's behavior at a party.
- Alejandro¿Viste a Pablo en la fiesta?Did you see Pablo at the party?
- LucíaSí, él durmió en el sofá.Yes, he slept on the sofa.
- Alejandro¡Qué raro! ¿Y no se despertó?How strange! And he didn't wake up?
- LucíaNo, durmió hasta muy tarde.No, he slept until very late.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
