verlernt man nicht

you never forget how to

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you never forget how to Used to say that a skill, especially a physical skill, is not forgotten once learned. Literally, it means “one does not unlearn it”; the subject is often placed before the phrase, as in “Fahrradfahren verlernt man nicht.”

GE: Schwimmen verlernt man nicht.

EN: You never forget how to swim.

Fahrradfahren verlernt man nicht.

You never forget how to ride a bike.

So was verlernt man nicht.

You don't forget something like that.

— Hass (1995)

Radfahren verlernt man nicht.

You never forget how to ride a bike.

Keyboard spielen ist wie Fahrrad fahren, das verlernt man nicht.

Playing the keyboard is like riding a bike, you never forget it.