забыть

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See also: забꙑть

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zabỳti. By surface analysis, за- (za-) +‎ быть (bytʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɨtʲ

Verb

забы́ть • (zabýtʹ) pf (imperfective забыва́ть)

  1. to forget
    Synonym: (dated or colloquial) запа́мятовать (zapámjatovatʹ)
    Я забы́л где оста́вил кни́гу. ― Ja zabýl gde ostávil knígu. ― I forgot where I left the book.
    Я забы́ла свой паро́ль. ― Ja zabýla svoj parólʹ. ― I forgot my password.
    Что он там забы́л?!. ― Što on tam zabýl?!. ― What he is doing there?!. (literally, “What did he forget (over) there?”)
  2. to neglect
  3. to leave, to forget to bring, to forget to take
  4. to let it go, to let it slip

Conjugation

Conjugation of забы́ть (class irreg-a perfective transitive)
Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
perfective aspect
infinitive забы́ть
zabýtʹ
participles present tense past tense
active — забы́вший
zabývšij
passive — забы́тый
zabýtyj
adverbial — забы́в
zabýv,
забы́вши
zabývši
present tense future tense
1st singular (я) — забу́ду
zabúdu
2nd singular (ты) — забу́дешь
zabúdešʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) — забу́дет
zabúdet
1st plural (мы) — забу́дем
zabúdem
2nd plural (вы) — забу́дете
zabúdete
3rd plural (они́) — забу́дут
zabúdut
imperative singular plural
забу́дь
zabúdʹ		 забу́дьте
zabúdʹte
past tense singular plural
(мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он) забы́л
zabýl		 забы́ли
zabýli
feminine (я/ты/она́) забы́ла
zabýla
neuter (оно́) забы́ло
zabýlo
Pre-reform conjugation of забы́ть (class irreg-a perfective transitive)
Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
perfective aspect
infinitive забы́ть
zabýtʹ
participles present tense past tense
active — забы́вшій
zabývšij
passive — забы́тый
zabýtyj
adverbial — забы́въ
zabýv,
забы́вши
zabývši
present tense future tense
1st singular (я) — забу́ду
zabúdu
2nd singular (ты) — забу́дешь
zabúdešʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) — забу́детъ
zabúdet
1st plural (мы) — забу́демъ
zabúdem
2nd plural (вы) — забу́дете
zabúdete
3rd plural (они́) — забу́дутъ
zabúdut
imperative singular plural
забу́дь
zabúdʹ		 забу́дьте
zabúdʹte
past tense singular plural
(мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он) забы́лъ
zabýl		 забы́ли
zabýli
feminine (я/ты/она́) забы́ла
zabýla
neuter (оно́) забы́ло
zabýlo
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