Leyendo se me olvidó de comer.
Leyendo se me olvidó comer.
Leyendo se me olvidó de comer.
The book said the first one, I made the second one, I wana know if I am right?
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In this case the correct phrase would be "Leyendo se me olvidó comer". "De + infinitive" is not correct, at least in Spain. I do not want to be politically incorrect, but we find "De + infinitive" a little "redneck" way to talk.
In the Americas it´s very rare to use "de" with "olvidar", but when we say something like "¡forget about it!" we say "¡olvídate de eso!"
I can´t say if this is a grammar thing or not; some things you just know from growing up and hearing them.
Well this is interesting, as our class definitely teaches it with the de.
Being in the Americas, our texts may be a little different, but they show it using the de both before an infinitive and before a noun.. For that matter, this site does the same.
So, how region-specific might this generalization on use of de be?
I´d like to know more about this.
Thanks Roger
p.s. in fact, I got a -4% off on a test last week, and 2% was NOT using the de after olvidar. Grrrrrr.
I do not want to be politically incorrect, but we find "De + infinitive" a little "redneck" way to talk. - Silvia
Interesante esa perspectiva. Pues, es correcto en este caso decir "se me olvidó comer." Es como decir que "it slipped me/slipped my mind" en lugar de "I forgot"
Esta construcción no es la misma como "olvidarse de"
Te paso una cita:
Construcciones de olvidar
olvidar algo (las llaves del coche)
olvidarse de algo (de recoger las llave del coche)
olvidarse algo (las llaves encima de la mesa)
olvidársele algo (las llaves del coche/recoger las llaves del coche/las llaves encima de la mesa/decir a su mujer que lleve al niño al colegio)
("Wamba" de España)
Hola Roger,
Olvidarse de
- (Me olvidé) de (you use de in this construction)
Me olvidé de darle de comer al perro (I forgot to feed the dog)
Olvidársele
- (Se) me (olvidó) (you don't use de in this construction)
Se me olvidó darle de comer al perro. (it slipped me to feed the dog)
sólo tiene que aceptarlo
I forgot my keys at home. Se me olvidaron las llaves en la casa. -> The most common expression in Mexico. Olvidé las llaves en la casa. -> In Mexico, it might sound a little more "educated". Me olvidé las llaves en la casa. -> A Mexican would never say this, but I think a Spaniard would find it natural.
I think it needs a comma, after leyendo: Leyendo, se me olvidó comer.