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Verbs – Dormire (To Sleep)

Grammar

dormire (to sleep)
(io) dormo (I sleep)
(tu) dormi (you sleep)
(lui/lei) dorme (he/she sleeps)
(noi) dormiamo (we sleep)
(voi) dormite (you sleep)
(loro) dormono (they sleep)

Examples of Use

dormire bene/male
(to sleep well/badly)
Dormo dalle 9 di sera alle 7 di mattina.
(I sleep from 9pm till 7am.)
I bambini dormono bene.
(Children sleep well.)
Luisa dorme bene ma sogna tanto.
(Luisa sleeps well but dreams a lot.)
Dormi bene, tesoro.
(Sleep well, treasure.)
La notte scorsa ho dormito male.
(Last night I slept badly.)
Mio figlio ha dormito poco e male.
(My son slept little and badly.)

Idiomatic Expressions

dormire in piedi
(to be falling asleep on your feet, to be half-asleep)
Sono così stanca, sto dormendo in piedi.
(I’m so tired, I’m falling asleep on my feet.)
Il bambino dormiva in piedi in classe.
(The boy was half-asleep in class.)
Ho visto una guardia che dormiva in piedi davanti alla banca.
(I saw a guard in front of the bank who was half-asleep.)

dormire come un ghiro
(to sleep like a log)
Paolo quando è ubriaco dorme come un ghiro.
(When Paolo is drunk he sleeps like a log.)
Stanotte ho dormito come un ghiro.
(Last night I slept like a log.)

dormirci sopra
(to sleep on it)
È meglio andare a casa e dormirci sopra.
(It’s better to go home and sleep on it.)
Elisa deve prendere una decisione difficile e preferisce dormirci sopra.
(Elisa has to take a difficult decision and prefers to sleep on it.)

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