was vergessen

forgot something

→ etwas
phrase Uncommon #13,487
forgot something Here, “was” is a colloquial shortening of “etwas” (“something”).
GE: Ich glaube, ich habe was vergessen.
EN: I think I forgot something.

Er hat was vergessen.

He forgot something.

Sie haben was vergessen!

You forgot something!

— Kikis kleiner Lieferservice (1989)

Ich habe Mama gesagt, ich hätte was vergessen.

I told Mom I had forgotten something.

— Plötzlich Papa (2016)

Habe ich was vergessen?

Have I forgotten anything?

— Atlantis - Das Geheimnis der verlorenen Stadt (2001)

Tante Elisabeth, hast du was vergessen?

Aunt Elisabeth, did you forget anything?

— Never Look Away (2018)

Färbt der Rauch sich rot, heißt das, man hat was vergessen.

If the smoke turns red, it means you've forgotten something.

— Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen (2001)

Der Junge hat heute früh was vergessen.

The boy forgot something this morning.

— Die Teuflischen (1955)

Hast du was vergessen, Prinzessin?

Have you forgotten something, Princess?

— Amores perros (2000)

Haben Sie was vergessen?

Did you forget anything?

— The Big Sick (2017)

Du hast hier was vergessen.

You forgot something here.

— Plötzlich Papa (2016)

Haben wir was vergessen?

Have we forgotten anything?

— Kevin - Allein in New York (1992)

Sie haben was vergessen.

You forgot something.

— State and Main (2000)

Ich habe was vergessen.

I forgot something.

— Plötzlich Papa (2016)

Hast du was vergessen?

Did you forget something?

— Andrej Rubljow (1966)