vergessen

/fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsn̩/

verb A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

du
vergisst
er/sie/es
vergisst
past
vergaß
perfect
hat vergessen

Meaning

  1. to forget

    The imperative of this verb, frozen into a fixed phrase, gives Vergissmeinnicht (forget-me-not).

V Category State Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: abstract. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

oublier

oublier is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to forget."

Portuguese

esquecer

esquecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to forget."

Practice

1 What does vergessen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich habe deinen Namen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vergessen?

See also

verbirregularcore-vocabulary

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