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il dormit

slept (simple past, literary) / was sleeping (historical present context), fell asleep (literary)

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dorm sleep + it 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #27,629
slept (simple past, literary) / was sleeping (historical present context) 3rd person singular of « dormir » in the passé simple; used mainly in literature and formal narration.
FR: Après le dîner, il dormit profondément.
EN: After dinner, he slept deeply.
fell asleep (literary) In narrative style, « dormit » can imply that someone spent the night sleeping or that they went to sleep, depending on context.
FR: Épuisée, elle dormit sans entendre l’orage.
EN: Exhausted, she fell asleep without hearing the storm.
Conjugation of dormir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First dormis —
Second dormis —
Third dormit —

Il dormit la fenêtre ouverte.

He slept with the window open.

Ziri dormit.

Ziri slept.

Elle dormit dans la voiture.

She slept in the car.

Tom dormit profondément.

Tom slept soundly.

Il dormit sur le canapé du salon.

He slept on the living room sofa.

Personne ne dormit cette nuit-là.

No one slept that night.

Le chat dormit sur la table.

The cat slept on the table.

Elle dormit profondément.

She slept soundly.

Ziri dormit bien.

Ziri slept well.

Tom ne dormit pas de la nuit.

Tom didn't sleep all night.

Elle dormit quelques heures.

She slept for a few hours.

Yanni dormit comme un bébé.

Yanni slept like a baby.