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No. 9,447 in French

dors

"Dors" means "sleep" (second-person singular form of "to sleep").

In a sentence

  • Je dors chaque nuit à dix heures.

    I sleep every night at ten o'clock.

    The word 'dors' here is the first person singular form of the verb 'dormir' used in the present tense to indicate the action performed by the speaker, expressing the idea of sleeping.

  • Pourquoi est-ce que tu dors pendant le cours ?

    Why are you sleeping during the class?

    In this sentence, 'dors' is the second person singular form of the verb 'dormir' in the present tense, directed towards the listener to describe their current action of sleeping.

  • L'enfant ne dors jamais sans son ours en peluche.

    The child never sleeps without their teddy bear.

    The word 'dors' in this third-person singular context is used appropriately as part of a statement about someone's habitual action, emphasizing their dependency.

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