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Ways to say to forget

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I checked the rules for olvidar, olvidarse, and olvidarsele. So I tried to make my own sentences with the verb to forget. Are these translations for "I forgot where the store is" correct?

  1. Olvidé dónde está la tienda.
  2. Me olvidé de dónde está la tienda.
  3. Se me olvidó dónde está la tienda.
  4. Se me he olvidado dónde está la tienda.
  5. Me he olvidado de dónde está la tienda.
  6. He olvidado dónde está la tienda.

I know numbers 4-6 translate to "I have forgotten where the store is", but if you wouldn't mind telling me if it sounds alright, that would be awesome. For number 4, seeing "se me he" in a row sounds weird. Also, for number 4, would I use ha or he olvidado?

Also, does "donde" need an accent on the "o"?

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updated Jun 6, 2016
edited by Ramonaspiker
posted by Ramonaspiker
For number 4, you would use ha- it matches se, just as olvidó matched se. I don't see anything else obviously wrong grammatically- but native speakers may give you their regional views of which forms they like. :) - bosquederoble, Jun 6, 2016
Ok thank you so much bosque! I spent a few hours today researching ways to use olvidar haha - Ramonaspiker, Jun 6, 2016

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I agree with Bosquederoble, however, we say olvidárselo(la) but NOT olvidársele.

updated Jun 6, 2016
posted by 005faa61
Ok good to know. Thanks! Are reflexive and indirect object pronouns ever attached together to an infinitive? - Ramonaspiker, Jun 6, 2016
For example: Voy a olvidárseme dónde está la tienda. - Ramonaspiker, Jun 6, 2016
We would never say this because "se" in this usage indicates an unnamed agent, and you don´t usually forget yourself. You have to say: "Se me va a olvidar dónde está la tienda" but we can say: "Te me olvidaste" but it´s much more common to say: .......... - 005faa61, Jun 6, 2016
.... "Te olvidaste de mí". - 005faa61, Jun 6, 2016
:) - Daniela2041, Jun 6, 2016
Ok thank you so much for all the help Julian! - Ramonaspiker, Jun 6, 2016