What does morir mean in English?

Morir means "to die" in English.

How do you conjugate morir in Spanish?

Morir is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with morir?

Common idiomatic expressions using morir include: "morirse de risa" (to die laughing), "morirse de hambre" (to be starving). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using morir?

Morir is a stem-changing verb: o→ue, o→u

How do you use morir in a sentence?

Example: "Mi abuelo murió el año pasado." which means "My grandfather died last year." in English.

Morir

to die

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

morir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

muriendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

muerto

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	muero I die	I die
tú	mueres you die	you die
él/ella/usted	muere he/she/you dies	he/she/you dies
nosotros	morimos we die	we die
vosotros	morís you all die	you all die
ellos/ustedes	mueren they/you all die	they/you all die

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	moría I used to die	I used to die
tú	morías you used to die	you used to die
él/ella/usted	moría he/she/you used to die	he/she/you used to die
nosotros	moríamos we used to die	we used to die
vosotros	moríais you all used to die	you all used to die
ellos/ustedes	morían they/you all used to die	they/you all used to die

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	morí I died	I died
tú	moriste you died	you died
él/ella/usted	murió he/she/you died	he/she/you died
nosotros	morimos we died	we died
vosotros	moristeis you all died	you all died
ellos/ustedes	murieron they/you all died	they/you all died

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	moriré I will die	I will die
tú	morirás you will die	you will die
él/ella/usted	morirá he/she/you will die	he/she/you will die
nosotros	moriremos we will die	we will die
vosotros	moriréis you all will die	you all will die
ellos/ustedes	morirán they/you all will die	they/you all will die

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	moriría I would die	I would die
tú	morirías you would die	you would die
él/ella/usted	moriría he/she/you would die	he/she/you would die
nosotros	moriríamos we would die	we would die
vosotros	moriríais you all would die	you all would die
ellos/ustedes	morirían they/you all would die	they/you all would die

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	muera that I die	that I die
tú	mueras that you die	that you die
él/ella/usted	muera that he/she/you die	that he/she/you die
nosotros	muramos that we die	that we die
vosotros	muráis that you all die	that you all die
ellos/ustedes	mueran that they/you all die	that they/you all die

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	muriera or muriese that I died	that I died
tú	murieras or murieses that you died	that you died
él/ella/usted	muriera or muriese that he/she/you died	that he/she/you died
nosotros	muriéramos or muriésemos that we died	that we died
vosotros	murierais or murieseis that you all died	that you all died
ellos/ustedes	murieran or muriesen that they/you all died	that they/you all died

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he muerto I have died	I have died
tú	has muerto you have died	you have died
él/ella/usted	ha muerto he/she/you have died	he/she/you have died
nosotros	hemos muerto we have died	we have died
vosotros	habéis muerto you all have died	you all have died
ellos/ustedes	han muerto they/you all have died	they/you all have died

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había muerto I had died	I had died
tú	habías muerto you had died	you had died
él/ella/usted	había muerto he/she/you had died	he/she/you had died
nosotros	habíamos muerto we had died	we had died
vosotros	habíais muerto you all had died	you all had died
ellos/ustedes	habían muerto they/you all had died	they/you all had died

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube muerto I had died	I had died
tú	hubiste muerto you had died	you had died
él/ella/usted	hubo muerto he/she/you had died	he/she/you had died
nosotros	hubimos muerto we had died	we had died
vosotros	hubisteis muerto you all had died	you all had died
ellos/ustedes	hubieron muerto they/you all had died	they/you all had died

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré muerto I will have died	I will have died
tú	habrás muerto you will have died	you will have died
él/ella/usted	habrá muerto he/she/you will have died	he/she/you will have died
nosotros	habremos muerto we will have died	we will have died
vosotros	habréis muerto you all will have died	you all will have died
ellos/ustedes	habrán muerto they/you all will have died	they/you all will have died

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría muerto I would have died	I would have died
tú	habrías muerto you would have died	you would have died
él/ella/usted	habría muerto he/she/you would have died	he/she/you would have died
nosotros	habríamos muerto we would have died	we would have died
vosotros	habríais muerto you all would have died	you all would have died
ellos/ustedes	habrían muerto they/you all would have died	they/you all would have died

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya muerto that I have died	that I have died
tú	hayas muerto that you have died	that you have died
él/ella/usted	haya muerto that he/she/you have died	that he/she/you have died
nosotros	hayamos muerto that we have died	that we have died
vosotros	hayáis muerto that you all have died	that you all have died
ellos/ustedes	hayan muerto that they/you all have died	that they/you all have died

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera muerto that I had died	that I had died
tú	hubieras muerto that you had died	that you had died
él/ella/usted	hubiera muerto that he/she/you had died	that he/she/you had died
nosotros	hubiéramos muerto that we had died	that we had died
vosotros	hubierais muerto that you all had died	that you all had died
ellos/ustedes	hubieran muerto that they/you all had died	that they/you all had died

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	muere	die! (you)
usted	muera	die! (you formal)
nosotros	muramos	let's die!
vosotros	morid	die! (you all)
ustedes	mueran	die! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no moras	don't die! (you)
usted	no mora	don't die! (you formal)
nosotros	no moramos	let's not die!
vosotros	no moráis	don't die! (you all)
ustedes	no moran	don't die! (you all)

More About "morir"

Idiomatic Expressions

morirse de risa

to die laughing

💡 Finding something very funny

morirse de hambre

to be starving

💡 Being very hungry

Examples in Context

Mi abuelo murió el año pasado.

My grandfather died last year.

Preterite

Las flores mueren en invierno.

The flowers die in winter.

Present

Ha muerto un actor famoso.

A famous actor has died.

Present Perfect

Todos moriremos algún día.

We will all die someday.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms:

nacer(to be born)

vivir(to live)

Usage Notes

•Morir is a stem-changing verb: o→ue, o→u
•Irregular past participle: muerto (not "morido")
•Preterite third person: murió, murieron (o→u)
•Main meaning: to die
•Reflexive "morirse" is more common for people

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