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Is it "Je dors" or is it "Je vais dormir"? What's the difference? Which one is accurate?

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    Je dors means I'm sleeping. Je vais dormir means I'm going to bed / to sleep.
    – Alexis Pigeon
    Jul 25 '13 at 7:41
  • Theoretically, it shouldn't be possible for you to say that :).
    – deutschZuid
    Jul 29 '13 at 4:18
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    Actually, yes: - Que fais-tu demain à 4h du matin ? - A quatre heures ? Je dors ! :-)
    – Shlublu
    Jul 29 '13 at 11:29
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I'm sleeping actually means je dors. Je vais dormir would be I am going to sleep.

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  • This is correct. But in spoken French, you can say pretty much anything. Like « Je suis fatigué, allez je dors » meaning "I'm off to sleep."
    – PatrickT
    Oct 20 '17 at 16:21
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    @PatrickT That's true! I forgot that while answering.
    – Shlublu
    Oct 20 '17 at 18:03

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