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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French oblier, from Vulgar Latin *oblītāre, frequentative of Latin oblīvīscor (via its past participle oblītus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.bli.je/
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Verb

oublier

  1. to forget
    J’ai oublié tout ce qu’il m’a dit. ― I've forgotten everything he told me.
    Ne m’oublie pas. ― Don't forget me.
    N’oubliez pas de rectifier les documents. ― Don't forget to correct your documents
    • 2018, Zaz, Résigne-moi:
      J’essaie vraiment d’ t’aider sans m’oublier.
      I'm truly trying to help you without forgetting myself.
  2. to leave something behind by accident
    Synonym: laisser
    J’oublie toujours la chose dont j’ai besoin plus que tout.
    I always forget the thing I need most of all

Conjugation

Conjugation of oublier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple oublier
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple oubliant
/u.bli.jɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle oublié
/u.bli.je/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present oublie
/u.bli/ 		oublies
/u.bli/ 		oublie
/u.bli/ 		oublions
/u.bli.jɔ̃/ 		oubliez
/u.bli.je/ 		oublient
/u.bli/
imperfect oubliais
/u.bli.jɛ/ 		oubliais
/u.bli.jɛ/ 		oubliait
/u.bli.jɛ/ 		oubliions
/u.bli.jɔ̃/ 		oubliiez
/u.bli.je/ 		oubliaient
/u.bli.jɛ/
past historic2 oubliai
/u.bli.je/ 		oublias
/u.bli.ja/ 		oublia
/u.bli.ja/ 		oubliâmes
/u.bli.jam/ 		oubliâtes
/u.bli.jat/ 		oublièrent
/u.bli.jɛʁ/
future oublierai
/u.bli.ʁe/ 		oublieras
/u.bli.ʁa/ 		oubliera
/u.bli.ʁa/ 		oublierons
/u.bli.ʁɔ̃/ 		oublierez
/u.bli.ʁe/ 		oublieront
/u.bli.ʁɔ̃/
conditional oublierais
/u.bli.ʁɛ/ 		oublierais
/u.bli.ʁɛ/ 		oublierait
/u.bli.ʁɛ/ 		oublierions
/u.bli.ʁjɔ̃/ 		oublieriez
/u.bli.ʁje/ 		oublieraient
/u.bli.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present oublie
/u.bli/ 		oublies
/u.bli/ 		oublie
/u.bli/ 		oubliions
/u.bli.jɔ̃/ 		oubliiez
/u.bli.je/ 		oublient
/u.bli/
imperfect2 oubliasse
/u.bli.jas/ 		oubliasses
/u.bli.jas/ 		oubliât
/u.bli.ja/ 		oubliassions
/u.bli.ja.sjɔ̃/ 		oubliassiez
/u.bli.ja.sje/ 		oubliassent
/u.bli.jas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — oublie
/u.bli/ 		— oublions
/u.bli.jɔ̃/ 		oubliez
/u.bli.je/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Italian: obliare

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Etymology

From Old French oblier, from Vulgar Latin *oblītāre, frequentative of Latin oblīvīscor (via its past participle oblītus).

Verb

oublier (gerund oubliêthie)

  1. (Jersey) to forget

Old French

Verb

oublier

  1. Alternative form of oblier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of oublier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive oublier avoir oublïé
gerund en oubliant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle oubliant
past participle oublïé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present oubli oublïes oublïe oublions oublïez oublïent
imperfect oublioie, oublïeie, oublioe, oublïeve oublioies, oublïeies, oublioes, oublïeves oublioit, oublïeit, oubliot, oublïeve oubliiiens, oubliiens oubliiiez, oubliiez oublioient, oublïeient, oublioent, oublïevent
preterite oubliai oublias oublia oubliames oubliastes oublïerent
future oublïerai oublïeras oublïera oublïerons oublïeroiz, oublïereiz, oublïerez oublïeront
conditional oublïeroie, oublïereie oublïeroies, oublïereies oublïeroit, oublïereit oublïeriiens, oublïeriens oublïeriiez, oublïeriez oublïeroient, oublïereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present oubli oublis oublit oublions oublïez oublïent
imperfect oubliasse oubliasses oubliast oubliissons, oubliissiens oubliissoiz, oubliissez, oubliissiez oubliassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— oublïe — oublions oublïez —
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