Oubliez

Oubliez is a French verb form derived from oublier, which means to forget. It is the second-person plural present indicative form of oublier (vous oubliez) and also the affirmative imperative form used when addressing a group (Oubliez!).

Etymology and form: The verb oublier comes from Latin oblivisci, meaning to forget, and entered French through Old French forms such as oubliier. The noun oubli, meaning forgetfulness, shares the same root.

Usage and meaning: Oubliez is used to describe a current forgetting by you plural or to command a group to forget something. In everyday speech it appears in phrases like “Oubliez ce qui s’est passé” (forget what happened) or “Oubliez vos soucis” (forget your worries). The imperative form is common in instructions, advice, or persuasive language. The negative imperative is formed with ne…pas in its standard placement, as in “N’oubliez pas” (do not forget), which uses a different form of the verb (n’oubliez pas) rather than oubliez pas.

Other grammatical notes: Oublier, including its imperative vos form oubliez, can take a direct object (oublier quelque chose—forget something) or be used with the infinitive in the construction oublier de + infinitive (to forget to do something). The imperative form oubliez should be distinguished from the singular informal imperative “Oublie” and from present-tense forms like “vous oubliez.”

See also: oublier, oubli, n’oubliez pas. These related terms cover the verb’s basic forms, the noun for forgetfulness, and common negative-imperative constructions.