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phrase Uncommon #16,921
forget what Used before a clause describing what someone has forgotten; the verb form may change with the subject and tense.
GE: Ich habe vergessen, was sie gesagt hat.
EN: I forgot what she said.

Hast du vergessen, was der hier alles angestellt hat?

Have you forgotten everything this guy’s done?

— Christiane F. (1981)

Ich werde nicht vergessen, was Sie getan haben.

I will not forget what you have done.

Maria sagte, sie wolle vergessen, was geschehen sei.

Maria said she wanted to forget what had happened.

Du musst vergessen, was du weißt, und das ist dein Problem.

You have to forget what you know, and that's your problem.

— Fight Club (1999)

Hast du vergessen, was wir vorhatten?

Have you forgotten what we were planning?

Haben Sie vergessen, was Tom gesagt hat?

Did you forget what Tom said?

Vielleicht kann ich dann auch vergessen, was er zu mir gesagt hat.

Maybe then I can forget what he said to me.

— Ikiru - Einmal wirklich leben (1952)

Schon vergessen, was letztes Mal passiert ist?

Have you already forgotten what happened last time?

— Elephant (2003)

Aber ich kann nicht vergessen, was ich weiß.

But I cannot forget what I know.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Ich hatte vergessen, was es heißt, sich lieb zu haben.

I had forgotten what it means to love one another.

— La Grande Bellezza - Die große Schönheit (2013)

Haben Sie vergessen, was Sie gerade gelesen haben?

Have you forgotten what you just read?

— One Battle After Another (2025)

Anna hat vergessen, was es heißt, glücklich zu sein.

Anna has forgotten what it means to be happy.

Maria hat gesagt, sie wolle vergessen, was geschehen sei.

Maria said she wanted to forget what had happened.

Hast du alles vergessen, was wir für dich getan haben?

Have you forgotten everything we’ve done for you?

Habt ihr alles vergessen, was ich euch gesagt habe?

Have you forgotten everything I told you?

Haben Sie vergessen, was hier letztes Jahr passiert ist?

Have you forgotten what happened here last year?

Er hat alles vergessen, was ich ihm gesagt habe.

He forgot everything I told him.

Lass uns vergessen, was vorher passiert ist, okay?

Let's forget what happened before, okay?

— Memories of Murder (2003)