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How to Say ‘I'll make sure not to forget.’ in Japanese

忘れないようにします。

wasure nai you ni shi masu

[wasure nai YOH nee shee mahs]

💬 Usage Tip: Put ようにします after a verb to mean "I'll make an effort to". With the "not" form, as in 忘れない, it means "I'll make sure not to".

Phrase Breakdown

忘れないように

wasure nai you ni

so as not to forget

忘れない (wasurenai) means 'not forget'. ように (yō ni) means 'so that'. Lengthen 'yō'.

Example

忘れないように書きます。

I'll write it down so I don't forget.

Words in this phrase

忘れ

wasure

[wasure]

forget

Fail to remember something.

Example

宿題を忘れた。

I forgot the homework.

ない

nai

[nai]

not

Indicates negation or absence.

Example

問題はない。

There is no problem.

よう

you

[YOH]

so that; in a way that

With にする, means making an effort to do or not do something.

Example

早く寝るようにします。

I'll try to go to bed early.

に

[nee]

(adverb-forming particle)

Turns a na-adjective into an adverb, like English '-ly'.

Example

静かに話してください。

Please speak quietly.

します。

shi masu

I will (make an effort)

します (shimasu) means 'do'. After ように it means 'I'll try to'. The final 'u' is nearly silent.

Example

毎日運動するようにします。

I'll try to exercise every day.

Words in this phrase

し

shi

[shee]

し is the stem of する, meaning to do.

Example

予約しします。

I do the reservation.

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite present/future ending

ます makes a verb polite in present or future statements.

Example

予約します。

I will make a reservation.

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