en qué duermen

what they sleep on

en qué duermen(ehn keh dwehr-mehn)

phrase

1. (where they sleep; in statements; third person plural)

a. what they sleep on

No sé en qué duermen cuando van de camping. - Imagino que duermen en colchones inflables.

I don't know what they sleep on when they go camping. - I imagine they sleep on air beds.

2. (where you sleep; in statements; second person plural)

a. what you sleep on

Me pregunto en qué duermen si allí no hay camas. - Dormimos en el suelo.

I wonder what you sleep on if there aren't any beds there. - We sleep on the floor.

3. (where do they sleep; in questions; third person plural)

a. what do they sleep on

¿En qué duermen en el granero? - Duermen en la paja.

What do they sleep on in the granary? - They sleep on the straw.

4. (where do you sleep; in questions; second person plural)

a. what do you sleep on

¿En qué duermen cuando se echan la siesta? - Dormimos en hamacas.

What do you sleep on when you have a siesta? - We sleep on hammocks.

5. (what they wear to sleep; in statements; third person plural)

a. what they sleep in

Me pregunto en qué duermen si no trajeron equipaje.

I wonder what they sleep in if they didn't bring any luggage.

6. (what you wear to sleep; in statements; second person plural)

a. what you sleep in

No sé en qué duermen normalmente, pero tengan en cuenta que aquí por la noche hace frío.

I don't know what you usually sleep in, but keep in mind that here it gets cold during the night.

7. (what do they wear to sleep; in questions; third person plural)

a. what do they sleep in

¿En qué duermen cuando van de camping? - Duermen en camiseta.

What do they sleep in when they go camping? - They sleep in T-shirts.

8. (what do you wear to sleep; in questions; second person plural)

a. what do you sleep in

¿En qué duermen cuando hace tanto calor? - Dormimos en ropa interior.

What do you sleep in when it's so hot? - We sleep in underwear.