я забув
ya zabuv
The English phrase "I forgot" is translated into Ukrainian as я забув (ya zabuv).
This phrase is used to state that one can no longer remember a piece of information or a task.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase must change its ending based on the gender of the speaker: use я забув for a male speaker and я забула for a female speaker. The plural form for 'we forgot' is ми забули. To say 'you forgot' to a male, use ти забув. To say 'you forgot' to a female, use ти забула. The form забув is the past tense of the verb забути (to forget).
How do you pronounce it?
ya zabuv
Did you know?
- When someone says я забув, they might follow it with the phrase вилетіло з голови, which literally translates to 'it flew out of my head'.
- While я забув means 'i forgot', the Ukrainian word for 'memory' пам'ять shares a root with the word for 'monument' пам'ятник.
- In Ukrainian, the word забути can be used to describe not just forgetting a fact, but also the act of intentionally abandoning or leaving something behind.
Examples in context
- Про це я забув.I forgot about that.Tatoeba #975451 by shanghainese, translation #971559 by CM
- Я забув про це.I forgot it.Tatoeba #975454 by shanghainese, translation #254852 by CK
- Я забув її ім'я.I forgot her name.Tatoeba #6884866 by deniko, translation #853171 by piksea
- Вибачте, я забув ваше ім'я.Excuse me, I forgot your name.
- Немає проблем. Я теж часто забуваю.No problem. I often forget too.
- Я забув, що мав піти в аптеку.I forgot I had to go to the pharmacy.
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Example conversation
Oleksandr and Iryna are talking about a planned dinner.
- Олександр OleksandrО котрій годині ми зустрічаємось?O kotrii hodyni my zustrichaiemos?What time are we meeting?
- Ірина IrynaТи сказав, що о сьомій.Ty skazav, shcho o simii.You said it was at seven.
- Олександр OleksandrОй, я забув про це!Oi, ya zabuv pro tse!Oh, I forgot about that!
- Ірина IrynaНічого, зустрінемось о сьомій.Nichogo, zustrinemos o simii.No worries, let's meet at seven.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
