soñé

Soñé is the first-person singular form of the Spanish verb soñar in the pretérito indefinido (pretérito simple), meaning "I dreamed." It describes a completed dreaming action in the past and is used with the subject yo. The accent on é marks the stress on the final syllable, which is characteristic of this tense form.

Etymology and related forms: soñar derives from Latin somnium, meaning "dream," a root shared with the noun sueño (dream). The verb appears in Old Spanish and evolved into its modern forms. The related noun sueño and the verb soñar are cognate and share the same root meaning.

Conjugation: in the pretérito indefinido, the forms are: yo soñé, tú soñaste, él/ella/Ud. soñó, nosotros soñamos, vosotros soñasteis, ellos soñaron. The yo form soñé carries the acute accent on the é to indicate the correct stress position.

Usage notes: soñé is used to narrate past dreams or to describe dream experiences. It is common to specify the content of the dream with constructions like soñar con (to dream about/of) or soñar que (to dream that): for example, Anoche soñé con mi familia. Soñé contigo is a natural phrase meaning "I dreamed about you." As with other past tense forms, it is typically used in narrative recounts or reported speech.

See also: sueño, soñar.