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SPANISH VERB

morirse

to die

  • #496 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: muriéndose
  • Past participle: muerto

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I die
  2. tú you die
  3. usted, él, ella he/she dies
  4. nosotros we die
  5. vosotros Spain you all die
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they die

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I died
  2. tú you died
  3. usted, él, ella he/she died
  4. nosotros we died
  5. vosotros Spain you all died
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they died

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to die
  2. tú you used to die
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to die
  4. nosotros we used to die
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to die
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to die

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will die
  2. tú you will die
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will die
  4. nosotros we will die
  5. vosotros Spain you all will die
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will die

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would die
  2. tú you would die
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would die
  4. nosotros we would die
  5. vosotros Spain you all would die
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would die

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I die
  2. tú (that) you die
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she die
  4. nosotros (that) we die
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all die
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they die

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I died
  2. tú (if) you died
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she died
  4. nosotros (if) we died
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all died
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they died

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú die!
  2. usted die! (formal)
  3. nosotros die! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain die! (all of you)
  5. ustedes die! (all of you)

How to use morirse

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

  1. Present

    Me muero de hambre, ¿ya está la comida?

    I'm starving, is the food ready yet?

  2. Past

    Se murió mi perrito la semana pasada.

    My little dog died last week.

  3. Imperfect

    Nos moríamos de risa con las historias del tío Beto.

    We were dying of laughter at Uncle Beto's stories.

  4. Future

    Si no riegas el cactus, se morirá también.

    If you don't water the cactus, it'll die too.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me moriría de frío en Canadá.

    I would die of cold in Canada.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Cuida las plantas para que no se mueran.

    Take care of the plants so they don't die.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Tenía miedo de que mi abuelo se muriera solo.

    I was afraid my grandpa would die alone.

  8. Imperative

    ¡No te mueras de la risa, que es en serio!

    Don't die laughing, this is serious!

Good to know

  • "Me muero de hambre", "me muero de risa": dying of hunger, of laughter. The participle is "muerto".

Where you hear morirse

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Las plantas se mueren sin agua. Plants die without water.
  • El año pasado se murió una planta. Last year a plant died.
  • Sin agua, la planta se va a morir. Without water, the plant is going to die.

Spanish · Fluency Level 2

  • Me muero de ganas de ver la Semana Santa. I'm dying to see Holy Week.
  • Casi me muero de vergüenza en el bar. I nearly died of embarrassment in the bar.
  • Pablo se va a morir de ganas de contarlo. Pablo is going to be dying to tell everyone.
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Whatever You Decide

Intermediate Level 1 · Se murió.

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Storytelling Is an Art

Fluency Level 2 · que se mueran de ganas

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