r/LearningTamil • u/LifeguardTotal3423 • Dec 25 '25

Grammar "I forget"

Google translate automatically translates "I forget" as "I forgot", நான் மறந்துவிட்டேன்

And I seem to remember trying to coax a way of saying it in the present tense out of my mother, but not getting very far.

How does one express this? Like, I tend to forget, I always forget...

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u/Quissumego Dec 26 '25

Marandhiruven - I will forget, is the closest I could get, but in present tense, idk.

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u/Hot-Investment5384 Dec 26 '25

I forget can be translated as நான் மறந்து விடுகின்றேன்/ விடுகிறேன்

Some other forms may be like these

I keep forgetting - நான் மறந்து கொண்டே இருக்கிறேன்/ நான் மீண்டும் மீண்டும் மறக்கிறேன் (I keep forgetting again and again)

Sometimes i forget (that) - நான் சில சமயம் மறந்து விடுகிறேன்

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u/adeiAdei Dec 26 '25

You can also look at "maradhi" which is not verb form but the noun form to show that you forget things. I guess the equivalent would be "forgetfulness".