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vergessen

to forgetIrregularA1Stem change: e→i
vergessen – Present
PersonForm
ichIvergesse
duyou (informal)vergisst (stem-changing form)
er/sie/eshe / she / itvergisst (stem-changing form)
wirwevergessen
ihryou (plural)vergesst
sie/Siethey / you (formal)vergessen

✱ stem-changing form

Good to know

The du and er/sie/es forms change the vowel (e→i): du vergisst, er vergisst. Verbs with the prefix ver- take no ge-, so the Partizip II looks like the infinitive: hat vergessen.

Example

Sie vergisst oft ihr Handy.

She often forgets her phone.