忘れる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 忘れる | 忘れない |
| Polite | 忘れます | 忘れません |
| Past polite | 忘れました | 忘れませんでした |
| Past | 忘れた | 忘れなかった |
| Te-form | 忘れて | 忘れないで |
| Desire | 忘れたい | 忘れたくない |
| Potential | 忘れられるalso 忘れれる | 忘れられないalso 忘れれない |
| Passive | 忘れられる | 忘れられない |
| Causative | 忘れさせる | 忘れさせない |
| Causative passive | 忘れさせられる | 忘れさせられない |
| Volitional | 忘れよう | |
| Polite volitional | 忘れましょう | |
| Imperative | 忘れろ | 忘れるな |
| Conditional | 忘れれば | 忘れなければ |
| Tara conditional | 忘れたら | 忘れなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Covers forgetting facts, events, and accidentally leaving items behind. The object is marked with を.
I've forgotten his name.
I left my umbrella on the train.
I left my umbrella behind on the train.
I forgot to do my homework.
I just can't forget about her.
忘れる means to forget, the opposite of 思いつく used in the sense of a memory suddenly coming back.
忘れる means to forget something, the opposite of 知る in its sense of remembering or being familiar with something.
forget-me-not
memento from a deceased person; keepsake; souvenir · orphan; posthumous child
forgetting the year's hardships; year-end forgetting · year-end drinking party; 忘年会
forget completely; leave behind
momentary lapse of memory; forgetting something one knows well
discarded fan (in autumn); forgotten fan
decorative gauze strap on hanpi
late bloomer; flower blooming out of season
orange daylily; tawny daylily · tobacco
late frost; frost in late spring
unobtrusive nose; unremarkable nose
Miyamayomena savatieri; Gymnaster savatieri; Japanese aster
failure to recognize someone; forgetting a face
lapse of memory; momentary forgetfulness