dormí

Dormí is the first-person singular preterite indicative form of the Spanish verb dormir, meaning “I slept.” It denotes a completed action in the past and is commonly used in narratives, reports, or statements about past sleep.

In conjugation terms, dormir is irregular in the preterite. The full paradigm is dormí, dormiste, durmió, dormimos, durmieron. The first-person singular form, dormí, uses the dorm- stem with the -í ending. The third-person forms shift to a different stem, durmió (he slept) and durmieron (they slept), while dormimos uses the dorm- stem. The accent on the í in dormí marks the stress on the final syllable, following standard Spanish orthography.

Pronunciation is typically doɾˈmi, with the r tapping and the stress on the final syllable. In many contexts, dormí appears with time markers such as ayer, anoche, or an hour/time reference to situate the past action.

Usage notes include that dormí refers specifically to a completed act of sleeping. It contrasts with the imperfect form dormía, which would describe a habitual or ongoing past sleep. Dormir, and its preterite forms, are common across dialects of Spanish, though regional usage can vary in formality and preference for alternatives in storytelling.

See also: dormir, preterite, imperfect, durmió, durmieron.