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Asturian
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *oblītāre, a frequentative based on Latin oblīvīscor (via its past participle oblītus).
Verb
olvidar (first-person singular indicative present olvido, past participle olvidáu)
- to forget
- Synonym: escaecer
Portuguese
Etymology
From Spanish olvidar, from Vulgar Latin *oblītāre. Replaced the inherited Old Portuguese obridar.
Pronunciation
Verb
olvidar (first-person singular present olvido, first-person singular preterite olvidei, past participle olvidado)
- to forget
- Synonyms: esquecer, deslembrar
- Antonyms: lembrar, recordar
A nobreza de seus esforços não merece ser olvidada.- The nobleness of their efforts does not deserve to be forgotten.
Pelo bem de nossa amizade, olvidarei teus insultos.- For the good of our friendship, I will forget your insults.
Infelizmente todos nos olvidámos dos nossos deveres.- Unfortunately all of us have forgotten our duties.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish olbidar, olvidar, from Vulgar Latin *oblītāre, frequentative of Latin oblīvīscor (via its past participle oblītus).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /olbiˈdaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ol‧vi‧dar
Verb
olvidar (first-person singular present olvido, first-person singular preterite olvidé, past participle olvidado)
- (transitive) to forget (be forgotten by)
- Lo olvidé. ― I forgot it.
- Olvidé mis llaves. ― I forgot my keys.
- Olvidé mencionar el asunto. ― I forgot to mention the matter.
- Ya olvidé lo que le dije. ― I already forgot what I told him.
1985, Gabriel García Márquez,
El amor en los tiempos del cólera :
- Hildebranda no había de olvidar jamás la primera visión del hombre que apareció en el estribo,
- Hildebranda was not to ever forget her first sight of the man that appeared on the stirrup, ...
- (reflexive, intransitive) to forget, elude, escape
- (A mí) Se me olvidó. ― It eluded me.
- Ya se me olvidó qué llevaba puesto. ― I already forgot what he was wearing.
- Se me olvida siempre llamarte. ― I always forget to call you.
- (with de, reflexive, intransitive) to forget, to leave behind
- Me olvidé de las llaves. ― I forgot the keys.
1985, Gabriel García Márquez,
El amor en los tiempos del cólera :
- él mismo estaba entonces con un ala rota, atolondrado y disperso, y decidido a cambiarlo todo y a olvidarse de todo lo demás en la vida por el relámpago de amor de Fermina Daza.
- ... he himself was then with a broken wing, scatterbrained and unfocused, and yet decided to change it all, to forget (about) everything else in his life, all for his love at first sight for Fermina Daza.
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of olvidar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive olvidar
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dative
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olvidarme
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olvidarte
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olvidarle, olvidarse
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olvidarnos
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olvidaros
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olvidarles, olvidarse
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accusative
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olvidarme
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olvidarte
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olvidarlo, olvidarla, olvidarse
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olvidarnos
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olvidaros
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olvidarlos, olvidarlas, olvidarse
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with gerund olvidando
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dative
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olvidándome
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olvidándote
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olvidándole, olvidándose
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olvidándonos
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olvidándoos
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olvidándoles, olvidándose
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accusative
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olvidándome
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olvidándote
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olvidándolo, olvidándola, olvidándose
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olvidándonos
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olvidándoos
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olvidándolos, olvidándolas, olvidándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative olvida
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dative
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olvídame
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olvídate
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olvídale
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olvídanos
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not used
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olvídales
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accusative
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olvídame
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olvídate
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olvídalo, olvídala
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olvídanos
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not used
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olvídalos, olvídalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative olvidá
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dative
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olvidame
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olvidate
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olvidale
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olvidanos
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not used
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olvidales
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accusative
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olvidame
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olvidate
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olvidalo, olvidala
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olvidanos
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not used
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olvidalos, olvidalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative olvide
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dative
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olvídeme
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not used
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olvídele, olvídese
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olvídenos
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not used
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olvídeles
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accusative
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olvídeme
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not used
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olvídelo, olvídela, olvídese
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olvídenos
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not used
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olvídelos, olvídelas
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with first-person plural imperative olvidemos
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dative
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not used
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olvidémoste
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olvidémosle
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olvidémonos
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olvidémoos
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olvidémosles
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accusative
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not used
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olvidémoste
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olvidémoslo, olvidémosla
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olvidémonos
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olvidémoos
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olvidémoslos, olvidémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative olvidad
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dative
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olvidadme
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not used
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olvidadle
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olvidadnos
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olvidaos
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olvidadles
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accusative
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olvidadme
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not used
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olvidadlo, olvidadla
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olvidadnos
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olvidaos
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olvidadlos, olvidadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative olviden
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dative
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olvídenme
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not used
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olvídenle
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olvídennos
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not used
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olvídenles, olvídense
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accusative
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olvídenme
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not used
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olvídenlo, olvídenla
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olvídennos
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not used
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olvídenlos, olvídenlas, olvídense
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