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KOREAN VERB

잊어버리다

to forget completely

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Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI forget completely
NegativeI don’t forget completely

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI forgot completely
NegativeI didn’t forget completely

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will forget completely
NegativeI won’t forget completely

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI forget completely (respectfully)
PastI forgot completely (respectfully)
FutureI will forget completely (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) forgeting completely, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) forgeting completely, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I forget completely
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I forget completely
  5. But (-지만) I forget completely, but…

Requests and commands

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

  1. Please (-(으)세요) please forget completely
  2. Formal request (-(으)십시오) please forget completely (formal)
  3. Plain command forget completely! (casual)
  4. Please don’t please don’t forget completely

How to use 잊어버리다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    저는 사람 이름을 금방 잊어버려요.

    I forget people's names right away.

  2. Past

    은행 비밀번호를 또 완전히 잊어버렸어요.

    I completely forgot my bank password again.

  3. Future

    지금 안 적으면 나중에 잊어버릴 거예요.

    If you don't write it down now, you'll forget it later.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 가끔 약 드시는 걸 잊어버리세요.

    Grandma sometimes forgets to take her medicine.

  5. Connectives

    약속을 완전히 잊어버려서 친구한테 미안했어요.

    I completely forgot the appointment, so I felt bad toward my friend.

  6. Requests and commands

    내일 회의 시간을 잊어버리지 마세요.

    Don't forget tomorrow's meeting time.

Good to know

  • 잊다 is to forget; 잊어버리다 adds that it is gone for good. Don't mix it up with 잃어버리다, to lose a thing.

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