glömma

Glömma is a Swedish verb meaning to forget: to fail to recall something, to misplace a memory, or to stop remembering. It is commonly used with a direct object, as in Jag glömde nycklarna (I forgot the keys), and in phrases like glömma bort, which means to forget about or neglect something.

Conjugation and forms are straightforward in Swedish. Infinitive: glömma; present: glömmer; past (preterite): glömde; supine (used with auxiliary verbs in perfect tenses): glömt; past participle used as an adjective: glömd (singular), glömda (plural). Examples: Jag glömde nycklarna. Jag har glömt nycklarna. Den glömda nyckeln finns inte. Glömmer bort is also common: Jag glömde bort mötet.

Etymology and cognates are Nordic in origin. Glömma is native to Swedish and has close counterparts in other Scandinavian languages, such as Norwegian gle mme (glemme) and Danish glemme. The form traces back to Old Norse and related Proto-Germanic roots, reflecting a shared Germanic heritage for the concept of forgetting.

Usage notes and nuances include the distinction between glömma and minnas (remember). Glömma often describes a momentary lapse of memory or the act of misplacing something, while minnas emphasizes the ability to recall. The particle bort (forget about) adds a nuance of disregarding or neglecting something, as in glömma bort nycklarna.

See also: minnas, komma ihåg.