Meaning
to forget
In a sentence
Ho dimenticato le chiavi a casa stamattina.
I forgot my keys at home this morning.
Non dimenticare di chiamarmi dopo il lavoro.
Don't forget to call me after work.
Dimentichi sempre il mio compleanno?
Do you always forget my birthday?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| dimenticare | infinitive |
| dimentichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| dimentico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| dimenticate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dimentichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dimenticano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dimentica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dimenticavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dimenticavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dimenticavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dimenticavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dimenticavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dimenticava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dimenticammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| dimenticai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| dimenticaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| dimenticasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| dimenticarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| dimenticò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| dimenticheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| dimenticherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| dimenticherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| dimenticherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| dimenticheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| dimenticherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| dimentichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| dimentichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| dimentichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dimentichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dimentichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dimentichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dimenticassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dimenticassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dimenticaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dimenticassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dimenticassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dimenticasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dimenticheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| dimenticherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| dimentichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dimenticheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dimenticherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dimenticherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dimentichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| dimenticate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| dimentica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| dimenticando | gerund |
| dimenticato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'dimenticare' for forgetting things/actions; 'scordare' is more informal and often for small, everyday items.
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho dimenticato'), never 'essere'.
- Common mistake: confusing 'dimenticare' (forget) with 'lasciare' (leave behind).