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KOREAN VERB

잊다

to forget

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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
NegativeI don’t forget

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI forgot
NegativeI didn’t forget

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

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

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 잊다

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

  1. Present

    저는 자꾸 사람 이름을 잊어요.

    I keep forgetting people's names.

  2. Past

    미안해요, 오늘 약속을 완전히 잊었어요.

    Sorry, I completely forgot our appointment today.

  3. Future

    이번 여행은 절대 안 잊을 거예요.

    I'll never forget this trip.

  4. Honorific

    할머니께서 올해는 제 생일을 잊으셨어요.

    This year Grandma forgot my birthday.

  5. Connectives

    비밀번호를 잊어서 은행에 다시 갔어요.

    I forgot my password, so I went back to the bank.

  6. Requests and commands

    내일 일곱 시 약속 잊지 마세요.

    Don't forget the appointment at seven tomorrow.

Good to know

  • 잊다 is forgetting something in your head, a name or a date; 잊어버리다 is forgetting it completely, and losing a thing is 잃어버리다.

Where you hear 잊다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 저는 이름을 자주 잊어요. I often forget names.
  • 어제 가사를 잊었어요. Yesterday I forgot the words.
  • 내일은 안 잊을 거예요. Tomorrow I won't forget.

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 저는 이름을 자주 잊어요. I often forget names.
  • 어제 가사를 잊었어요. Yesterday I forgot the words.
  • 내일은 안 잊을 거예요. Tomorrow I won't forget.
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The festival

Beginner Level 2 · 한 명이 가사를 잊었어요. · 저도 잊었어요.

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The bus terminal

Beginner Level 3 · 민준아, 반찬 잊지 마. · 안 잊어, 엄마. 걱정하지 마.

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I nearly climbed a king

Intermediate Level 1 · 너는 우산 잊을 뻔했어. · 터미널에서 너를 잊을 뻔했어.

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The whole box

Intermediate Level 1 · 다 잊어 버렸어요.

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The family toast

Intermediate Level 2 · 안 잊은 사회자를 위하여! · 전화를 잊은 사회자를 위하여!

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The June night

Advanced Level 2 · 가방 잊지 말고.

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