To forget in German 🇩🇪

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**Tips to Remember the German word “vergessen”**

1. Think of the English verb “to forget” as “for-getting” something, which can help you remember that “vergessen” in German carries the same meaning.
2. You can break down “vergessen” into “ver-” (a common German prefix that can imply loss or negation) and “-gessen” which sounds somewhat similar to “guess.” Losing a ‘guess’ might help you link the concept of forgetting.
3. Rhyme “vergessen” with “lesson” (although the pronunciation is different); imagine if you don’t remember your lesson, you might use the word “vergessen.”

**Explanations**

“Vergessen” is the German infinitive for “to forget.” It’s used when talking about the action of forgetting something or not being able to remember.

**Other Words**

1. “Entfallen” – which literally translates to “escaped from mind.”
2. “Verdrängen” – which can mean to suppress or repress something, often used in a psychological context.

**Conjugations of “vergessen”**

– Present Tense (Präsens):
– Ich vergesse – I forget
– Du vergisst – You (singular informal) forget
– Er/Sie/Es vergisst – He/She/It forgets
– Wir vergessen – We forget
– Ihr vergesst – You (plural informal) forget
– Sie vergessen – They forget; You (formal) forget

– Simple Past Tense (Präteritum):
– Ich vergaß – I forgot
– Du vergaßt – You forgot
– Er/Sie/Es vergaß – He/She/It forgot
– Wir vergaßen – We forgot
– Ihr vergaßt – You forgot
– Sie vergaßen – They forgot; You (formal) forgot

– Perfect Tense (Perfekt):
– Ich habe vergessen – I have forgotten

– Future Tense (Futur I):
– Ich werde vergessen – I will forget

– Past Perfect (Plusquamperfekt):
– Ich hatte vergessen – I had forgotten

– Future Perfect (Futur II):
– Ich werde vergessen haben – I will have forgotten

**Examples of Sentences**

1. Ich vergesse immer meinen Schlüssel. (I always forget my keys.)
2. Hast du vergessen, das Licht auszuschalten? (Did you forget to turn off the light?)
3. Sie wird nicht vergessen, was passiert ist. (She will not forget what happened.)
4. Wir hatten schon vergessen, wie schön es hier ist. (We had already forgotten how beautiful it is here.)
5. Wenn du es vergisst, schreib es auf. (If you forget it, write it down.)
6. Er vergaß seinen Namen nicht. (He did not forget his name.)

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