German

Verb

vergessen ‎(class 5 strong, third-person singular simple present vergisst, past tense vergaß, past participle vergessen, past subjunctive vergäße, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to forget (lose remembrance of)

   Diese ganzen Geschichten hatte ich ja ganz vergessen.

   I'd completely forgotten all these stories.

2. (transitive) to forget (fail to do something out of forgetfulness)

   Ich habe vergessen, den Brief abzuschicken.

   I forgot to send off the letter.

3. (transitive) to leave (forget to take)

   Ich habe meinen Schlüssel bei dir vergessen.

   I left my key at your place.

Conjugation

Usage notes

• In Austria, this verb may alternatively be construed with "auf" and a following accusative object; this usage is encompassed by the non-prepositional version, but not the other way around. It is only possible with senses 2 and 3.
• In older usage, this verb governed the genitive. This is now obsolete.

Derived terms

• vergesslich
• unvergesslich

Adjective

vergessen ‎(not comparable)

1. forgotten

Declension