This is the 2886th most frequent Catalan word.
dormir
To sleep.
Here, 'dormen' is the present tense conjugation of 'dormir' for third-person plural, referring to habitual or ongoing actions.
Molts animals dormen durant el dia i estan actius a la nit.
Many animals sleep during the day and are active at night.
Here, 'dormir' is used as a verb in its infinitive form, meaning 'to sleep', representing an action or necessity.
Necessito dormir almenys vuit hores cada nit.
I need to sleep at least eight hours every night.
In this sentence, 'dormir' indicates the action of sleeping, specifying an event that took place or was attempted.