nos olvidamos

we forget; we forgot

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phrase Uncommon #19,164

we forget; we forgot Usually used with de to mean “we forget” or “we forgot” something: Nos olvidamos de las llaves. Literally, the reflexive pronoun nos means “ourselves.”

SP: Nos olvidamos de comprar leche.

EN: We forgot to buy milk.

Nos olvidamos los clavos.

We forgot the nails.

— Leviatán (2014)

Así nos olvidamos.

That is how we forget.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

No nos olvidamos.

We haven't forgotten.

Creo que nos olvidamos de algo.

I think we forgot something.

De la gente así nos olvidamos.

We forget about people like that.

— Carandiru (2003)

Nosotros nos olvidamos de apagar la luz.

We forgot to turn off the light.

Nos olvidamos de cerrar la puerta con llave.

We forgot to lock the door.

Los hombres nos olvidamos de lo que no nos conviene.

We men forget what doesn't suit us.

— Rashomon (1950)

Nos olvidamos.

We forget.

Con todo respeto, creo que nos olvidamos algo.

With all due respect, I think we're forgetting something.

Creo que nos olvidamos de alguien.

I think we forgot someone.