To forget in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

normal speech: ol-VEE-dar

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Opposites

Recordar – Olvidar (to remember – to forget)

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olvidar info.

**Tips to remember the word ‘olvidar’:**
– Relate “olvidar” to the English word “oblivion,” which means being forgotten or unaware.
– Think of “Olvi” as a character who always forgets things.
– Use the mnemonic “Oh! I’ve to remember to not forget ‘olvidar’.”

**Explanation:**
“Olvidar” is a regular verb in Spanish that means “to forget.” It is used to describe the action of losing memory or recollection about something or someone.

**Other words that mean the same thing:**
– “Desmembrar” (though it’s more about forgetting due to losing one’s mind)
– “Ignorar” can sometimes be used interchangeably, although it usually means “to ignore.”

**Conjugations of ‘olvidar’:**
– Infinitive: olvidar
– Present: olvido (I forget), olvidas (you forget), olvida (he/she/it forgets), olvidamos (we forget), olvidáis (you all forget, Spain), olvidan (they/you all forget)
– Preterite: olvidé (I forgot), olvidaste (you forgot), olvidó (he/she/it forgot), olvidamos (we forgot), olvidasteis (you all forgot, Spain), olvidaron (they/you all forgot)
– Imperfect: olvidaba (I used to forget), olvidabas (you used to forget), olvidaba (he/she/it used to forget), olvidábamos (we used to forget), olvidabais (you all used to forget, Spain), olvidaban (they/you all used to forget)
– Future: olvidaré (I will forget), olvidarás (you will forget), olvidará (he/she/it will forget), olvidaremos (we will forget), olvidaréis (you all will forget, Spain), olvidarán (they/you all will forget)
– Conditional: olvidaría (I would forget), olvidarías (you would forget), olvidaría (he/she/it would forget), olvidaríamos (we would forget), olvidaríais (you all would forget, Spain), olvidarían (they/you all would forget)
– Subjunctive Present: olvide (I forget), olvides (you forget), olvide (he/she/it forgets), olvidemos (we forget), olvidéis (you all forget, Spain), olviden (they/you all forget)
– Subjunctive Imperfect: olvidara or olvidase (I forgot), olvidaras or olvidases (you forgot), olvidara or olvidase (he/she/it forgot), olvidáramos or olvidásemos (we forgot), olvidarais or olvidaseis (you all forgot, Spain), olvidaran or olvidasen (they/you all forgot)

**Examples of sentences using ‘olvidar’:**
– No quiero olvidar tu****pleaños. (I don’t want to forget your birthday.)
– Ayer olvidé dónde puse las llaves. (Yesterday I forgot where I put the keys.)
– Siempre olvidamos el aniversario de nuestros amigos. (We always forget our friends’ anniversary.)
– ¿Olvidaste hacer la tarea? (Did you forget to do the homework?)
– Mañana seguramente olvidaré esta conversación. (Tomorrow I will surely forget this conversation.)
– No olvides llamar a tu madre. (Don’t forget to call your mom.)

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