How to Say "you perish" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “you perish” is “mueres” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
VerbA2
formal/literary
Examples
Si no tomas agua, mueres de sed.
If you don't drink water, you die of thirst.
Dicen que cuando mueres, ves tu vida pasar.
They say that when you die, you see your life flash by.
The O>UE Boot Change
The verb 'morir' changes the 'o' in the middle of the word to 'ue' when the stress falls on that syllable. This happens for all present tense forms except 'nosotros' and 'vosotros'.
Forgetting the Stem Change
Mistake: “Tú moris (Incorrect stem)”
Correction: Tú mueres. Remember that the 'o' changes to 'ue' in the 'tú' form.
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