Addormentarsi Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Italian

addormentarsi — to fall asleep — is one of the verbs you will use every day in Italian. It is a reflexive, regular -are verb, and it comes up in conversation, at work and at home. It is the reflexive verb for falling asleep, and it is completely regular. Every form carries a reflexive pronoun, and the passato prossimo is formed with essere, as it is for all reflexive verbs. Its opposite is svegliarsi, to wake up. On this page you will find addormentarsi in real sentences, grouped by meaning and tense, two short texts that show it in context, the mistakes learners actually make with it, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. Start with the examples, say them aloud, and then test yourself. The full conjugation tables are on the addormentarsi conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the addormentarsi present tense page.

Example sentences with addormentarsi

In the present tense

  • “Io mi addormento ogni giorno.” — “I fall asleep”
  • “Tu ti addormenti ogni giorno.” — “You fall asleep”
  • “Lui si addormenta ogni giorno.” — “He falls asleep”
  • “Noi ci addormentiamo ogni giorno.” — “We fall asleep”
  • “Voi vi addormentate ogni giorno.” — “You fall asleep”
  • “Loro si addormentano ogni giorno.” — “They fall asleep”

In the passato prossimo

  • “Io mi sono addormentato questa settimana.” — “I have fallen asleep”
  • “Tu ti sei addormentato questa settimana.” — “You have fallen asleep”
  • “Lui si è addormentato questa settimana.” — “He has fallen asleep”
  • “Noi ci siamo addormentato questa settimana.” — “We have fallen asleep”
  • “Voi vi siete addormentato questa settimana.” — “You have fallen asleep”
  • “Loro si sono addormentato questa settimana.” — “They have fallen asleep”

In other tenses

The same verb in the imperfect, the future, the conditional, the present subjunctive and the imperative — the tenses that complete the picture. All forms come from the verified tables.

  • “Io mi addormentavo una volta.” — “I used to fall asleep”
  • “Tu ti addormenterai domani.” — “You will fall asleep”
  • “Lui si addormenterebbe un giorno.” — “He would fall asleep”
  • “È importante che noi ci addormentiamo.” — “It is important that we fall asleep”
  • “Addormentati!” — “Fall asleep!”

How addormentarsi is used

The first thing to know about addormentarsi is its core meaning: to fall asleep. It is the reflexive verb for falling asleep, and it is completely regular. Every form carries a reflexive pronoun, and the passato prossimo is formed with essere, as it is for all reflexive verbs. Its opposite is svegliarsi, to wake up. In everyday speech it appears most often in the present and the passato prossimo, the two tenses on this page, because most of what we say is either what we do every day or what we have just done. Learn those two tenses first and the rest of the conjugation becomes a matter of adding forms one at a time. The second thing to know is the company addormentarsi keeps. The present io form is mi addormento, and it pairs naturally with the time words ogni giorno and sempre for habits, and with adesso for what is happening right now. The passato prossimo io form is mi sono addormentato, and it pairs with ieri and questa settimana for finished actions. When you learn a verb form, learn its time words with it, and choosing the tense becomes automatic. The third thing to know is what addormentarsi does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after io you need mi addormento, never addormentarsi. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the passato prossimo is mi sono addormentato, built with essere, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle addormentato is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Addormentarsi in context

Io mi addormento ogni giorno. Tu ti addormenti ogni giorno. Lui si addormenta ogni giorno. Noi ci addormentiamo ogni giorno. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of addormentarsi is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — mi addormento, ti addormenti, si addormenta, ci addormentiamo — while the meaning stays the same: to fall asleep. Io mi sono addormentato questa settimana. Tu ti sei addormentato questa settimana. Lui si è addormentato questa settimana. Noi ci siamo addormentato questa settimana. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the passato prossimo of addormentarsi appears constantly: a finished action, a precise moment, and the story goes on. Compare these sentences with the present ones above: the verb changes tense, but the basic meaning — to fall asleep — does not change. That is the difference between a habit and a finished event.

Common mistakes

1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

✗ Wrong: “Io addormentarsi.”

✓ Right: “Io mi addormento ogni giorno.”

The infinitive addormentarsi never takes a subject. After io you need the conjugated present form mi addormento.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Io ti addormenti.”

✓ Right: “Io mi addormento ogni giorno.”

ti addormenti is the tu form, not the io form. The io form is mi addormento — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Io mi addormento ieri.”

✓ Right: “Io mi sono addormentato questa settimana.”

Ieri points to the past, so use the passato prossimo mi sono addormentato here, not the present mi addormento.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Io ho addormentato.”

✓ Right: “Io mi sono addormentato questa settimana.”

addormentarsi takes essere in the passato prossimo. The io form is mi sono addormentato — the other auxiliary never belongs with this verb.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on addormentarsi across the tenses. Answers with explanations follow each question.

  1. What is the tu form of addormentarsi in the Present indicative?

    • A) mi addormento
    • B) ti addormenti
    • C) si addormenta
    • D) ci addormentiamo

  2. What is the io form of addormentarsi in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?

    • A) ti sei addormentato
    • B) si è addormentato
    • C) mi sono addormentato
    • D) ci siamo addormentato

  3. What is the lui/lei form of addormentarsi in the Imperfect?

    • A) mi addormentavo
    • B) ti addormentavi
    • C) ci addormentavamo
    • D) si addormentava

  4. What is the noi form of addormentarsi in the Future?

    • A) ci addormenteremo
    • B) mi addormenterò
    • C) ti addormenterai
    • D) si addormenterà

  5. What is the tu form of addormentarsi in the Conditional?

    • A) mi addormenterei
    • B) ti addormenteresti
    • C) si addormenterebbe
    • D) ci addormenteremmo

  6. What is the io form of addormentarsi in the Passato remoto?

    • A) ti addormentasti
    • B) si addormentò
    • C) mi addormentai
    • D) ci addormentammo

  7. What is the noi form of addormentarsi in the Present subjunctive?

    • A) mi addormenti
    • B) ti addormenti
    • C) si addormenti
    • D) ci addormentiamo

  8. What is the gerund of addormentarsi?

    • A) addormentandosi
    • B) addormentato
    • C) addormentarsi
    • D) mi addormento

  9. What is the past participle of addormentarsi?

    • A) addormentandosi
    • B) addormentato
    • C) addormentarsi
    • D) mi addormento

  10. What does addormentarsi mean in English?

  • A) to explain
  • B) to answer
  • C) to fall asleep
  • D) to ask

Answer key

  1. B) ti addormenti — the correct form is ti addormenti. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) mi sono addormentato — the correct form is mi sono addormentato. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) si addormentava — the correct form is si addormentava. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) ci addormenteremo — the correct form is ci addormenteremo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) ti addormenteresti — the correct form is ti addormenteresti. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) mi addormentai — the correct form is mi addormentai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) ci addormentiamo — the correct form is ci addormentiamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) addormentandosi — the correct form is addormentandosi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) addormentato — the correct form is addormentato. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to fall asleep — the correct form is to fall asleep. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does addormentarsi mean in English?

addormentarsi means “to fall asleep”. You use it whenever you talk about to fall asleep in Italian, in the present, the past and the future.

Is addormentarsi regular or irregular?

addormentarsi is regular. addormentarsi is regular: every form follows the standard -are endings, so once you know the pattern you can build every tense from the stem.

What are the gerund and past participle of addormentarsi?

The gerund is addormentandosi and the past participle is addormentato. The perfect tenses use essere + addormentato.

Where can I see the full conjugation of addormentarsi?

On the addormentarsi conjugation page — every tense, every person, with tables. The addormentarsi present tense page goes deeper into its most practised tense.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for addormentarsi, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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