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forget in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- nasīa
- Arabizi
nasiya- Type
- verb
- Root
- ن س ي
How to use it
"Forget" is a regular verb meaning to fail to remember something. Use it with a direct object (what is forgotten). In the past tense it is نَسِيَ, present يَنسَى, and the imperative نَسْ.
Example sentences
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أَنَا نَسِيتُ مِفْتَاحِي.
anā nasītu miftāḥī.
I forgot my key.
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هَلْ نَسِيتَ مَوْعِدَ اللِّقَاءِ؟
hal nasīta mawʿida al-liqāʾi?
Did you forget the meeting time?
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يَجِبُ أَنْ لا نَنسَى أَهَمِّيَّاتِنَا.
yajibu ʾan lā nansā ahammiyyātinā.
We must not forget our priorities.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Forget it!
انسَ الأمر.
Forget me.
انسني.
Don't forget!
لا تنس!
Do not forget!
لا تنس!
Just forget it.
فقط انس الأمر.
Forget Inflation
علينا أن ننسى التضخم
Let's forget it.
لننسى ذلك.
Don't forget that.
لا تنس ذلك.
^Forget new packages
^نسيان الحزم الجديدة
Forget your sorrows.
انس ما يحزنك.
If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.
ان نسيتك يا اورشليم تنسى يميني****
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
ان نسيتك يا اورشليم تنسى يميني****
Questions and answers
How do I form the present tense?
Add the prefix يَ- to the root and appropriate vowel: يَنسَى (he forgets).
Is there a noun for "forgetting"?
Yes, نِسْيان (nisyān) means forgetting.
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