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olvidar

English translation of olvidar

forget

The Spanish word for 'forget' is 'olvidar'. It is commonly used in both informal and formal contexts. However, it follows a different conjugation pattern in present tense, as per the subject: yo olvido (I forget), tú olvidas (you forget), él/ella olvida (he/she forgets), nosotros olvidamos (we forget), and ellos/ellas olvidan (they forget). It can also be used in different tenses like any Verb in Spanish Language.


Example sentences using: olvidar

No puedes olvidar tu tarea.

English translation of No puedes olvidar tu tarea.

You cannot forget your homework.

This sentence is a reminder to someone not to forget their homework. In this case, 'olvidar' is being used to mean 'forget'.

Me olvidé comprar el pan.

English translation of Me olvidé comprar el pan.

I forgot to buy the bread.

In this phrase, 'olvidé' is the first person past tense version of 'olvidar', meaning 'I forgot'. Here, it is used in conjunction with 'comprar', meaning 'to buy'.

Si olvida su contraseña, puede restablecerla.

English translation of Si olvida su contraseña, puede restablecerla.

If you forget your password, you can reset it.

This sentence uses the subjunctive form of 'olvidar', indicating a possibility or hypothetical situation. In this case, it is questioning if someone might forget their password.

Ella nunca olvida las fechas de cumpleaños.

English translation of Ella nunca olvida las fechas de cumpleaños.

She never forgets birthday dates.

In this sentence, 'olvida' (third person present tense of 'olvidar') is used to describe a habit that the person has of not forgetting something, in this case, birthday dates.

Espero que no te olvides de visitar a tu abuela.

English translation of Espero que no te olvides de visitar a tu abuela.

I hope you don't forget to visit your grandmother.

This sentence shows the use of the subjunctive form 'olvides', which is used to express hopes, wishes, or commands.

Vamos a olvidar este problema por ahora.

English translation of Vamos a olvidar este problema por ahora.

We are going to forget this problem for now.

In this phrase, 'olvidar' is used in the infinitive form and it means 'to forget'. It is used following 'vamos a', indicating a future action.

No se me olvida tu favore.

English translation of No se me olvida tu favore.

I do not forget your favour.

The construction 'no se me olvida' is a way to say 'I don't forget' in Spanish, indicating something the speaker keeps in mind. 'Tu favor' translates to 'your favor'.

No olvides lavar los platos.

English translation of No olvides lavar los platos.

Don't forget to wash the dishes.

This sentence uses the command form of 'olvidar', 'olvides', to remind someone to do something.

Ellos siempre olvidan sus llaves.

English translation of Ellos siempre olvidan sus llaves.

They always forget their keys.

Here, 'olvidan', the third person plural form of 'olvidar', is used to express a recurring action performed by multiple people.

Olvidé mi cartera en el auto.

English translation of Olvidé mi cartera en el auto.

I forgot my wallet in the car.

This sentence uses 'olvidé', the first person past tense of 'olvidar', to express that the speaker forgot something in the past, in this case, the wallet in the car.

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