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No. 12,771 in Spanish

olvidan

"They forget."

In a sentence

  • Las personas a menudo olvidan llevar sus llaves al salir.

    People often forget to take their keys when leaving.

    Here, 'olvidan' is used in the present tense to indicate habitual forgetting by a group of people.

  • No olvidan lo que ocurrió la semana pasada.

    They do not forget what happened last week.

    In this use, 'olvidan' serves to express the ongoing remembrance of past events.

  • Por favor, asegúrense de que los niños no olvidan sus mochilas en el autobús.

    Please ensure that the children do not forget their backpacks on the bus.

    Here, 'olvidan' is part of a request, emphasizing attentiveness to potential forgetting.

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