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Trabajo mucho y duermo tarde.

Trabajo mucho y duermo tarde.
I work a lot and sleep late.
From Lesson 31:Stem-changing verbs: o to ue·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of Trabajo mucho y duermo tarde.

y
and
trabajar
to work
mucho
a lot
dormir
to sleep
tarde
late

Questions & Answers about Trabajo mucho y duermo tarde.

Why does the verb dormir become duermo here instead of "dormo"?
Dormir (to sleep) is a stem-changing verb. When the stress falls on the root of the word, like in the "I" form, the o changes to ue. That is why we say duermo (I sleep) rather than "dormo".
Why is it mucho? Does it need to match gender or number?
In this sentence, mucho describes how much you work, not a physical object or person. When describing an action, it never changes its ending. It stays exactly as mucho.
Where is the word for "I" (yo) in this sentence?
You could say Yo trabajo y yo duermo, but Spanish speakers usually drop the subject pronouns. The -o ending on both trabajo and duermo already makes it perfectly clear that "I" am the one working and sleeping.
I learned that tarde means "afternoon". Why does it mean "late" here?
Tarde can be a noun meaning "afternoon" (as in buenas tardes), but it is also used to describe when an action happens, meaning "late". Since there is no "la" in front of it here, it means "late".

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