Oublie

Oublie is a form of the French verb oublier, meaning to forget. It occurs in several standard forms: il oublie (he forgets) in the present indicative; the imperative form Oublie! is used for tu as a command; and it appears in the present subjunctive as que j’oublie or qu’il oublie. As a stem for other tenses, the verb follows the regular -er conjugation pattern, with the typical elision j’oublie before a vowel.

Etymology and related forms: Oublier is of Romance origin, descended from Old French oublier. The noun oubli (forgetfulness) is closely related, and the related word oubliette refers to a secret oubliary or dungeon used for oblivion. Cognates exist in other Romance languages, reflecting a common concept of memory and forgetting.

Usage and nuance: Oublie is used to express forgetting things, people, or events. Examples include Je l’oublie souvent, meaning I often forget it, and J’ai oublié mes clés, meaning I forgot my keys (passé composé). The construction oublier de faire quelque chose (to forget to do something) is used to indicate failure to perform a planned action. Oublier can also imply neglect or failure to notice, and oublier quelqu’un can convey emotional forgetting in certain contexts.

Forms in other moods and tenses: In the present subjunctive, forms include que j’oublie, que tu oublies, qu’il oublie, que nous oubliions, que vous oubliiez, qu’ils oublient. The past participle is oublié, used with auxiliary avoir to form the passé composé: j’ai oublié.

See also: oubli, oubliette, oublié, oublier. Translation: to forget.