"I go to sleep."

Question

Is it "Me voy a dormir." or "Yo ir a dormir." or "Yo voy a dormir."? If you know, please tell me why which one is right. Thanks!

Answer 1

"I go to sleep."

Unless you are speaking 17th century English, this is not a statement about what you are going to do but, rather, about what you habitually do and, thus, should be followed by something like "at 10:00 on weekdays."

"Me voy a dormir."=I'm going to go to sleep/bed. "Estoy a punto de dormirme."=I'm about to fall asleep/I'm falling asleep.

Great answer :) - FELIZ77, Dec 19, 2010

Answer 2

me voy a dormir means I am going to go to sleep.

This statemente is not correct: it means " I am going to bed"

I usually say: Voy a acostarme to say that. - kenwilliams, Dec 20, 2010

Answer 3

The first is right, you can also say Yo me voy a dormir but it sounds a bit odd. I usually say Ya me voy a dormir, but if your example is about the time or the place or something like that, the first is right.

Me voy a dormir en la calle. haha Me voy a dormir a las once.

Answer 4

The first one me voy a dormir means I am going to go to sleep.

Thanks! - pieman34, Dec 19, 2010

Answer 5

I would say Yo voy a accostarme. it means "I'm going to put myself to sleep." Yo voy a dormir means "I'm going to go sleep" its kinda awkward.

Answer 6

Why "Me voy a dormir?" Couldn't "I go to sleep." be "Yo voy (I go) dormir. (to sleep)"?

I don't understand your question - Dakie, Dec 19, 2010

Why would you say "Me voy a dormir." for "I go to sleep." when you can say "Yo voy dormir." which means "I go to sleep."? - pieman34, Dec 19, 2010

ir + a + infinitive = future. voy A dormir means you are going to sleep. it's the same as english, but you just have to add the 'a'. - oliheylon, Dec 19, 2010

Answer 7

Wouldn't "Voy dormir." be "I go to sleep."? Since Voy means 'I go", and dormir means "to sleep"?

No because when you are going to do something you have o write the letter "a", like: Voy a bañar al perro or Vas a manejar el coche or Van a subir la montaña, It's the rule. - Dakie, Dec 19, 2010

But I don't want to say "I am going to go to sleep." Just "I go to sleep." Think of it like saying I go to sleep at 9pm. "Voy dormir a las nueve de la noche." Would that be correct? - pieman34, Dec 19, 2010

Ehhhhmmmm, no, you have to use the personal pronoun in that of verbs, like, Me voy a bañar, Me voy a cambiar, Me voy a lavar los dientes. - Dakie, Dec 19, 2010