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Swedish word of the day: glömma

Here's a memorable Swedish word: glömma means 'to forget' Advertisement Swedish actually has a more direct equivalent to 'forget' in the form of the verb förgäta, but glömma is the word that's much more commonly used. In known use since the 1300s, glömma can be traced back to the Old Swedish glöma, which can be compared to the Old Icelandic gleyma with the same meaning. As well as the sense of not remembering, it can also be used to convey leaving something behind in a certain place. Don't miss any of our Swedish words and expressions of the day by downloading The Local's app (available on Apple and Android) and then selecting the Swedish Word of the Day in your Notification options via the User button Whereas this kind of use is commonplace in Swedish, English dictionaries still define this as non-standard. So while it's fine to say 'I forgot my keys', a pedant might pull you up if you say 'I forgot my keys at home.' Not so in Swedish, and various forms of glömma being used this way have been in the news recently after Sweden's former security advisor left sensitive documents behind at a conference centre. Advertisement Henrik Landerholm glömde fyra sekretessbelagda handlingar på en kursgård. Henrik Landerholm left four sensitive documents at a conference centre. Landerholms glömda dokument rörde hemligt möte Landerholm's mislaid documents concerned a secret meeting As to where it comes from, the verb shares a root with words like glädje (happiness) and glad (happy). In this sense, the verb relates to the idea of getting so lost in something that makes you happy that you lose the memory of something or lose track of time. The adjective and noun forms are glömsk (forgetful) and 'glömska' (forgetfulness, oblivion). If, for example, something fades into oblivion, in Swedish you can say den/det faller i glömska. You might also sometimes hear the outdated but related verb, förglömma, which is mostly used in the construction inte att förglömma or icke att förglömma, which means '...and not forgetting' or 'last but not least'. Example sentences Jag har glömt vad hon heter. I've forgotten her name. Hur kunde du glömma att köpa en present? How could you forget to buy a present? Det är lätt att glömma sitt modersmål när man bor i Sverige. It's easy to forget your native language when you live in Sweden.