How to Say “I forgot to get(buy) _ .” in Japanese

by Tomoyuki Higuchi

How do you say “I forgot to buy toilet paper.” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

I forgot to buy _ .

　kauno wasureta

If you want to speak politely, you can say :

　kauno wasuremashita

When you want to say “I forgot to buy _ .” in Japanese, put the thing(s) you forgot just before “買うの忘れた” or “買うの忘れました”.

For example, if you want to say “I forgot to buy toilet paper.”, you can say like this :

　toirettopēpā kauno wasureta

Or politely :

　toirettopēpā kauno wasuremashita

トイレットペーパー
toilet paper

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買うの忘れた
I forgot to buy