vergessen
forget
The German word 'vergessen' is the direct translation of 'forget'. It is a verb that is used to express the act of failing to remember something. It is conjugated like any other regular verb in German, with the stem 'vergess-' and the appropriate ending depending on the tense and the subject. For example, 'Ich vergesse' means 'I forget', and 'Er hat vergessen' means 'He has forgotten'.
Example sentences using: vergessen
Ich habe meine Schlüssel vergessen
I have forgotten my keys
This phrase is used when someone has forgotten their keys. 'Ich habe' means 'I have', 'meine' is 'my' and 'Schlüssel' is 'keys'.
Du hast deinen Geburtstag nicht vergessen
You have not forgotten your birthday
This is a negative sentence used when someone has not forgotten their birthday. 'Du hast' means 'you have', 'deinen' is 'your', 'Geburtstag' is 'birthday', and 'nicht' placed before 'vergessen' negates the forgetting.
Wir werden es nie vergessen
We will never forget it
This phrase is used when affirming a group (we) will never forget something. 'Wir werden' means 'we will', 'es' is 'it' and 'nie' meaning 'never' is placed before 'vergessen' to emphasise the perpetual remembering.