忘れる
わすれる
hepburn wasureru
to forget
Part of speech · ichidan-verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 名前を忘れました。I forgot the name.
- 電車に傘を忘れた。I left my umbrella on the train.
Collocations
~を忘れる (forget)忘れ物 (wasuremono, forgotten item)忘れないで (don't forget)物忘れ (monowasure, forgetfulness)~を忘れずに (without forgetting)
Mnemonic
忘れる wasureru — ichidan. TWO meanings: ① forget (name, appointment) ② leave behind (an item somewhere). One verb covers both. 忘れ物 wasuremono ("forgotten thing") is the standard term for lost items — announcement vocab on trains and at stations.
Quick check
"I left my bag on the train" — natural Japanese?