To die in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

normal speech: MO-rir

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morir info.

**Tips to remember the word “morir”:**
– Think of the English word “mortal,” which relates to death.
– The phrase “memento mori” in Latin, which means “remember that you will die,” also contains the root word for “die.”

**Explanations:**
– “Morir” is an infinitive verb in Spanish which translates to “to die” in English.
– It is an irregular verb.

**Other words that mean the same thing:**
– “Fallecer” is another Spanish word that also means “to die,” often used in a more formal context.
– “Expirar” can also translate to “to die,” implying the last breath or the end of life.

**Conjugations of “morir”:**

*Present*
– yo muero (I die)
– tú mueres (you die, familiar)
– él/ella/usted muere (he/she/you formal dies)
– nosotros/nosotras morimos (we die)
– vosotros/vosotras morís (you all die, familiar in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes mueren (they/you all die, formal)

*Preterite (simple past)*
– yo morí (I died)
– tú moriste (you died, familiar)
– él/ella/usted murió (he/she/you formal died)
– nosotros/nosotras morimos (we died)
– vosotros/vosotras moristeis (you all died, familiar in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes murieron (they/you all died, formal)

*Imperfect (past)*
– yo moría (I was dying)
– tú morías (you were dying, familiar)
– él/ella/usted moría (he/she/you formal was dying)
– nosotros/nosotras moríamos (we were dying)
– vosotros/vosotras moríais (you all were dying, familiar in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes morían (they/you all were dying, formal)

*Future*
– yo moriré (I will die)
– tú morirás (you will die, familiar)
– él/ella/usted morirá (he/she/you formal will die)
– nosotros/nosotras moriremos (we will die)
– vosotros/vosotras moriréis (you all will die, familiar in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes morirán (they/you all will die, formal)

**Examples of sentences:**
– “Todos vamos a morir algún día.” (We are all going to die one day.)
– “Mi abuelo murió hace diez años.” (My grandfather died ten years ago.)
– “Si no reciben ayuda, muchas personas morirán de hambre.” (If they don’t get help, many people will die of hunger.)
– “Cuando era niño, tenía miedo de morir.” (When I was a child, I was afraid of dying.)
– “Es difícil aceptar que nuestros seres queridos algún día morirán.” (It’s hard to accept that our loved ones will die one day.)

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