How to Say ‘I forgot my notebook.’ in French
J'ai oublié mon cahier.
zh ay oo-blee-yay mohn kah-yay
[zh ay oo-blee-yay mohn kah-yay]
💬 Usage Tip: [J'ai] is short for [je ai], which French contracts before a vowel sound. Like [c'] or [l'], [j'] cannot stand alone.
Phrase Breakdown
J'
[zh]
I
Shortened subject pronoun je before a vowel.
Dans « J'ai oublié mon cahier. », « J' » veut dire « I ».
In “I forgot my notebook.”, “J'” means “I”.
ai
[ay]
have
Form of avoir used here to make the past tense with oublié.
Dans « J'ai oublié mon cahier. », « ai » aide à former le passé.
In “I forgot my notebook.”, “ai” helps form the past tense.
oublié
[oo-blee-yay]
forgot
Past participle of oublier, used to say that something was left behind or not remembered.
L'élève dit « oublié » dans la phrase « J'ai oublié mon cahier. »
The student says “forgot” in the sentence “I forgot my notebook.”
mon
[mohn]
my
Possessive adjective meaning something belongs to the speaker; used before a masculine singular noun.
Dans « J'ai oublié mon cahier. », « mon » montre que le cahier m'appartient.
In “I forgot my notebook.”, “mon” shows that the notebook belongs to me.
cahier
[kah-yay]
notebook
A school exercise book or notebook used for classwork.
Dans « J'ai oublié mon cahier. », « cahier » désigne le carnet de classe.
In “I forgot my notebook.”, “cahier” refers to the school notebook.
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