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Verb conjugation

endormir

to put to sleep; to fall asleep

Usage

To put to sleep — literally (endormir un bébé) and figuratively (endormir la douleur, to numb the pain; endormir la méfiance, to lull someone's suspicion). The reflexive s'endormir means to fall asleep oneself.

Examples
  • Elle chante pour endormir son bébé. — She sings to put her baby to sleep.
  • Ce discours endort tout l'auditoire. — This speech is putting the whole audience to sleep.
  • Je me suis endormi devant la télévision. — I fell asleep in front of the television.
Common mistake

Don't mix up endormir (to put something/someone else to sleep) with s'endormir (to fall asleep yourself) — 'je endors' for 'I'm falling asleep' is wrong; it has to be je m'endors.

Often confused with dormir.

In real life
  • song Dans la ville endormie — A 1968 Dalida song (music by William Sheller) that resurfaced decades later in the pre-title sequence of the 2021 James Bond film No Time to Die.

Simple tenses

Present

jeendors
tuendors
il/elleendort
nousendormons
vousendormez
ils/ellesendorment

Imperfect

jeendormais
tuendormais
il/elleendormait
nousendormions
vousendormiez
ils/ellesendormaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeendormis
tuendormis
il/elleendormit
nousendormîmes
vousendormîtes
ils/ellesendormirent

Future

jeendormirai
tuendormiras
il/elleendormira
nousendormirons
vousendormirez
ils/ellesendormiront

Conditional

jeendormirais
tuendormirais
il/elleendormirait
nousendormirions
vousendormiriez
ils/ellesendormiraient

Subjunctive

jeendorme
tuendormes
il/elleendorme
nousendormions
vousendormiez
ils/ellesendorment

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeendormisse
tuendormisses
il/elleendormît
nousendormissions
vousendormissiez
ils/ellesendormissent

Imperative

tuendors
nousendormons
vousendormez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

jeai endormi
tuas endormi
il/ellea endormi
nousavons endormi
vousavez endormi
ils/ellesont endormi

Plus-que-parfait

jeavais endormi
tuavais endormi
il/elleavait endormi
nousavions endormi
vousaviez endormi
ils/ellesavaient endormi

Passé antérieur

jeeus endormi
tueus endormi
il/elleeut endormi
nouseûmes endormi
vouseûtes endormi
ils/elleseurent endormi

Futur antérieur

jeaurai endormi
tuauras endormi
il/elleaura endormi
nousaurons endormi
vousaurez endormi
ils/ellesauront endormi

Conditionnel passé

jeaurais endormi
tuaurais endormi
il/elleaurait endormi
nousaurions endormi
vousauriez endormi
ils/ellesauraient endormi

Subjonctif passé

jeaie endormi
tuaies endormi
il/elleait endormi
nousayons endormi
vousayez endormi
ils/ellesaient endormi

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

jeeusse endormi
tueusses endormi
il/elleeût endormi
nouseussions endormi
vouseussiez endormi
ils/elleseussent endormi

Impératif passé

tuaie endormi
nousayons endormi
vousayez endormi

Other

Present participle

endormant

Past participle

endormi

Infinitive

endormir

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Frequently asked questions

What does "endormir" mean?

"endormir" means "to put to sleep; to fall asleep".

How do you conjugate "endormir" in the present tense?

The present of "endormir" is: je endors, tu endors, il/elle endort, nous endormons, vous endormez, ils/elles endorment.

What is the Passé composé of "endormir"?

The passé composé of "endormir" is: je ai endormi, tu as endormi, il/elle a endormi, nous avons endormi, vous avez endormi, ils/elles ont endormi.

What is the Imperative of "endormir"?

The imperative of "endormir" is: tu endors, nous endormons, vous endormez.