भूल जाना (bhool jaanaa)
verb
A compound verb built from भूलना (bhoolnaa, 'to forget') plus जाना (jaanaa) as a completive helper, giving the sense of forgetting completely or unintentionally slipping one's mind. It has a literal 'forget' sense and a common figurative sense meaning to fail to do something one was supposed to do.
Sense
1
:
to forget (a fact, name, person, thing)
verb, intransitive The जाना (jaanaa) helper adds a sense of completeness/finality to the forgetting -- it happened fully and often without the subject's control, distinct from the plain verb भूलना (bhoolnaa) alone.
Synonyms: भूलना (bhoolnaa, without the completive nuance)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Delhi parents love saying तुम तो सब कुछ भूल जाते हो (tum to sab kuchh bhool jaate ho, 'you forget everything') to scolding effect -- it carries a slight note of exasperation that plain भूलना (bhoolnaa) doesn't quite deliver. The जाना (jaanaa) helper here works like it does in सो जाना (so jaanaa) or मर जाना (mar jaanaa): it seals the action as complete and often beyond the subject's control.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use plain भूलना (bhoolnaa) where a native speaker would reach for भूल जाना (bhool jaanaa) to stress that the memory is genuinely gone, not just momentarily slipping. 2) The object of forgetting is not marked with ने (ne) even though the verb feels transitive in English -- treat this as an intransitive-behaving compound in the perfective: मैं भूल गया (main bhool gayaa, 'I forgot'), not मैंने भूल गया.
Sample Sentences:
मैं उसका नाम भूल गया।
I forgot his name.
(main uskaa naam bhool gayaa।)
तुम तो सब कुछ भूल जाते हो।
You forget everything.
(tum to sab kuchh bhool jaate ho।)
कहीं तुम मेरा चेहरा ही न भूल जाओ।
I hope you don't forget my face.
(kahiin tum meraa chehraa hii n bhool jaao।)
अगर वह पता भूल जाता तो हम कभी नहीं मिलते।
If he had forgotten the address, we would never have met.
(agar vah pataa bhool jaataa to ham kabhii nahiin milte।)
पुरानी बातों को भूल जाओ।
Forget the old matters.
(puraanii baaton ko bhool jaao।)
क्या तुम सचमुच अपना पहला प्यार भूल जाओगी?
Will you really forget your first love?
(kyaa tum sachmuch apnaa pahlaa pyaar bhool jaaogii?)
बुढ़ापे में दादी बहुत सी बातें भूल जाती हैं।
In old age, grandmother forgets a lot of things.
(budhaape men daadii bahut sii baaten bhool jaatii hain।)
यह घटना कभी भुला नहीं जा सकती।
This event can never be forgotten.
(yah ghatnaa kabhii bhulaa nahiin jaa saktii।)
एक बार जो चोट दिल पर लगती है, वह आसानी से नहीं भुलाई जाती।
A wound once inflicted on the heart is not easily forgotten.
(ek baar jo chot dil par lagtii hai, vah aasaanii se nahiin bhulaaii jaatii।)
उम्मीद है कि लोग इस अन्याय को न भूल जाएँ।
It is hoped that people will not forget this injustice.
(ummiid hai ki log is anyaay ko n bhool jaaen।)
वह अपना दुख भूल जाने की कोशिश कर रही थी।
She was trying to forget her sorrow.
(vah apnaa dukh bhool jaane kii koshish kar rahii thii।)
Sense
2
:
to forget to do something / fail to do a task through forgetfulness
verb, intransitive Takes an infinitive + लगना-style or plain infinitive construction: करना भूल गया (karnaa bhool gayaa, 'forgot to do'). The subject who forgot is the grammatical subject, not को-marked, distinguishing it from योजनाओं जैसी दैविक भूल संरचनाओं से।
Synonyms: भूलना (bhoolnaa)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the classic 'oops, I forgot' sense -- मैं बिल देना भूल गया (main bil denaa bhool gayaa, 'I forgot to pay the bill') is something you'll hear constantly at a Delhi dinner table or office.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to use को (ko) with the person who forgot, by analogy with भूलना पड़ा-type constructions, but the forgetter stays in the direct/nominative form: वह जाना भूल गया (vah jaanaa bhool gayaa, 'he forgot to go'), not उसको।
Sample Sentences:
मैं बिल देना भूल गया।
I forgot to pay the bill.
(main bil denaa bhool gayaa।)
वह हमेशा दरवाज़ा बंद करना भूल जाती है।
She always forgets to lock the door.
(vah hameshaa darvaazaa band karnaa bhool jaatii hai।)
प्लीज़ दवा लेना मत भूल जाना।
Please don't forget to take your medicine.
(pliiz davaa lenaa mat bhool jaanaa।)
अगर तुम फोन नहीं करते, तो मैं मीटिंग बताना भूल जाता।
If you hadn't called, I would have forgotten to tell you about the meeting.
(agar tum phon nahiin karte, to main miiting bataanaa bhool jaataa।)
कहीं वह अपनी दवाइयाँ लेना न भूल जाए।
I hope he doesn't forget to take his medicines.
(kahiin vah apnii davaaiyaan lenaa n bhool jaae।)
क्या तुम सच में गैस बंद करना भूल गए?
Did you really forget to turn off the gas?
(kyaa tum sach men gais band karnaa bhool gae?)
मीटिंग की तैयारी करना बिल्कुल भूल गया था मैं।
I had completely forgotten to prepare for the meeting.
(miiting kii taiyaarii karnaa bilkul bhool gayaa thaa main।)
काम इतना ज़्यादा है कि कभी-कभी खाना खाना ही भूल जाता हूँ।
There's so much work that sometimes I even forget to eat.
(kaam itnaa zyaadaa hai ki kabhii-kabhii khaanaa khaanaa hii bhool jaataa hoon।)
क्या आप कृपया समय पर रिपोर्ट जमा करना नहीं भूलेंगे?
Will you please not forget to submit the report on time?
(kyaa aap kripyaa samay par riport jamaa karnaa nahiin bhoolenge?)
उससे कहा गया था कि चाबी वापस देना न भूले, लेकिन वह भूल गया।
He had been told not to forget to return the key, but he forgot anyway.
(usse kahaa gayaa thaa ki chaabii vaapas denaa n bhoole, lekin vah bhool gayaa।)
बच्चे अक्सर होमवर्क करना भूल जाते हैं और फिर बहाने बनाते हैं।
Kids often forget to do their homework and then make excuses.
(bachche aksar homvark karnaa bhool jaate hain aur phir bahaane banaate hain।)
Morphology
Verb (irregular)
infinitive:
भूल जाना
(bhool jaanaa)
infinitive oblique:
भूल जाने
(bhool jaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
भूल जाता
(bhool jaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
भूल जाते
(bhool jaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
भूल जाती
(bhool jaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
भूल जातीं
(bhool jaatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
भूल जा रहा
(bhool jaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
भूल जा रहे
(bhool jaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
भूल जा रही
(bhool jaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
भूल जा रहीं
(bhool jaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
भूल गया
(bhool gayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
भूल गए
(bhool gae)
perfective (sg.f):
भूल गई
(bhool gaii)
perfective (pl.f):
भूल गईं
(bhool gaiin)
imperative (informal):
भूल जा
(bhool jaa)
imperative (neutral):
भूल जाओ
(bhool jaao)
imperative (formal):
भूल जाइए
(bhool jaaie)
future (1sg.m):
भूल जाऊँगा
(bhool jaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
भूल जाऊँगी
(bhool jaaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
भूल जाएँगे
(bhool jaaenge)
future (1pl.f):
भूल जाएँगी
(bhool jaaengii)
future (2sg.m):
भूल जाएगा
(bhool jaaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
भूल जाएगी
(bhool jaaegii)
future (2pl.m):
भूल जाओगे
(bhool jaaoge)
future (2pl.f):
भूल जाओगी
(bhool jaaogii)
future (3sg.m):
भूल जाएगा
(bhool jaaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
भूल जाएगी
(bhool jaaegii)
future (3pl.m):
भूल जाएँगे
(bhool jaaenge)
future (3pl.f):
भूल जाएँगी
(bhool jaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
भूल जाऊँ
(bhool jaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
भूल जाएँ
(bhool jaaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
भूल जाए
(bhool jaae)
subjunctive (2pl):
भूल जाओ
(bhool jaao)
subjunctive (3sg):
भूल जाए
(bhool jaae)
subjunctive (3pl):
भूल जाएँ
(bhool jaaen)