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ITALIAN VERB

addormentarsi

to fall asleep

  • #142 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: addormentato
  • Gerund: addormentandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I fall asleep
  2. tu you fall asleep
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she falls asleep
  4. noi we fall asleep
  5. voi you all fall asleep
  6. loro they fall asleep

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I fell asleep
  2. tu you fell asleep
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she fell asleep
  4. noi we fell asleep
  5. voi you all fell asleep
  6. loro they fell asleep

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to fall asleep
  2. tu you used to fall asleep
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to fall asleep
  4. noi we used to fall asleep
  5. voi you all used to fall asleep
  6. loro they used to fall asleep

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will fall asleep
  2. tu you will fall asleep
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will fall asleep
  4. noi we will fall asleep
  5. voi you all will fall asleep
  6. loro they will fall asleep

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would fall asleep
  2. tu you would fall asleep
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would fall asleep
  4. noi we would fall asleep
  5. voi you all would fall asleep
  6. loro they would fall asleep

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I fall asleep
  2. tu (that) you fall asleep
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she fall asleep
  4. noi (that) we fall asleep
  5. voi (that) you all fall asleep
  6. loro (that) they fall asleep

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu fall asleep!
  2. Lei fall asleep! (formal)
  3. noi fall asleep! (let’s)
  4. voi fall asleep! (all of you)

How to use addormentarsi

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi addormento sempre davanti alla tv.

    I always fall asleep in front of the TV.

  2. Past

    Il bambino si è addormentato in macchina.

    The child fell asleep in the car.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccola mi addormentavo con la luce accesa.

    As a little girl I fell asleep with the light on.

  4. Future

    Con questo caldo non mi addormenterò mai.

    In this heat I'll never fall asleep.

  5. Conditional

    Mi addormenterei anche in piedi, oggi.

    I could fall asleep standing up today.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Aspetto che si addormenti e poi esco.

    I'll wait for him to fall asleep and then go out.

  7. Imperative

    Addormentatevi presto, domani si parte alle sei.

    Go to sleep early, we leave at six tomorrow.

Good to know

  • Addormentarsi is to fall asleep; dormire is to sleep.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.