Japanese Word of the Day
忘れる
wa-SU-re-ru • verb (る-verb, transitive) — 29th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to forget; to fail to remember
Examples
- 昨日の約束を忘れてしまった。
(I completely forgot yesterday's appointment.) - 家に鍵を忘れないでください。
(Please don't forget your keys at home.) - 彼の名前を時々忘れてしまう。
(I sometimes forget his name.)
Synonyms
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忘れる is used for forgetting things (keys, appointments, names) or forgetting to do something (e.g. 宿題を忘れる). It's a ru-verb and usually takes を for the thing forgotten. Commonly combined with ～てしまう (忘れてしまった) to express regret or that it happened unintentionally. For requests, use 忘れないでください (please don't forget).
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