Japanese

おもいだす
Meaning: to remember; to recall
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 思い出す 思い出さない
Polite 思い出します 思い出しません
Past 思い出した 思い出さなかった
Polite + Past 思い出しました 思い出しませんでした
Te-form 思い出して 思い出さなくて
Potential 思い出せる 思い出せない
Passive 思い出される 思い出されない
Causative 思い出させる 思い出させない
Imperative 思い出せ 思い出すな

Handwriting

思
い
出
す

Example sentences

I remembered things from the past.
あ、思い出した。
Oh, I remembered!
どうしても思い出せない。
I just can't remember it no matter how hard I try.
静かに目を閉じて、昨日の出来事を思い出した。
I quietly closed my eyes and remembered yesterday's events.
見る度に思い出す。
I remember it every time I see it.
ふっと昔の友人のことを思い出した。
I suddenly remembered an old friend.
彼は宝くじに当たったことを思い出して、一人でニヤニヤしていた。
He was grinning to himself, remembering that he won the lottery.
彼はときどき故郷を思い出す。
He sometimes remembers his hometown.
あの時の事故のことを思い出すと、今でもぞっとする。
Thinking back to the accident at that time, I still shudder even now.
どうしたって彼の名前が思い出せない。
No matter what, I can't remember his name.

Usage Notes

Refers to the act of bringing a memory or forgotten information back to consciousness.

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