ils endormirent

fell asleep

→ endormir
endormir to put to sleep, to lull to sleep + ent they past tense
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #49,599
fell asleep Used with se in this meaning.
FR: Les enfants s'endormirent tôt.
EN: The children fell asleep early.
Conjugation of endormir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First endormis —
Second endormis —
Third — endormirent

Les enfants s'endormirent rapidement.

The children quickly fell asleep.

Tous les enfants s'endormirent avant qu'il fasse noir.

All the children fell asleep before it got dark.

Au bout de quelques instants, tous s’endormirent profondément.

After a few moments, everyone fell into a deep sleep.