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忘却する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 忘却する | 忘却しない |
| Polite | 忘却します | 忘却しません |
| Past polite | 忘却しました | 忘却しませんでした |
| Past | 忘却した | 忘却しなかった |
| Te-form | 忘却して | 忘却しないで |
| Desire | 忘却したい | 忘却したくない |
| Potential | 忘却できる | 忘却できない |
| Passive | 忘却される | 忘却されない |
| Causative | 忘却させる | 忘却させない |
| Causative passive | 忘却させられる | 忘却させられない |
| Volitional | 忘却しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 忘却しましょう | |
| Imperative | 忘却しろ | 忘却するな |
| Conditional | 忘却すれば | 忘却しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 忘却したら | 忘却しなかったら |
Meanings
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
forgetting completely; lapse of memory; oblivion
Formal or literary word for forgetting something, letting it pass out of memory, or consigning it to oblivion. As 忘却する it is transitive and often takes を, especially with 記憶, 過去, 出来事, or similar nouns.
He had completely forgotten the incident.
We must not consign the memory of the war to oblivion.
The writer's name disappeared into oblivion.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉を忘却するto forget (something) completely; to consign (something) to oblivion
He completely forgot that incident.
- 忘却に帰するto fall into oblivion; to be forgotten entirely
That old scandal has now faded into oblivion.
Expressions
- 忘却の彼方obscurity; dustbin of history; long-forgotten memory