Breakdown of Er vergisst die Bitte sofort.
er
he
vergessen
to forget
sofort
immediately
die Bitte
the request
Questions & Answers about Er vergisst die Bitte sofort.
Why is the verb spelled vergisst with an i instead of an e?
vergessen (to forget) is a strong verb. In the present tense, its stem vowel changes from e to i for the du (you) and er/sie/es (he/she/it) forms.
I know bitte means please. Why is it capitalized and used with die here?
When capitalized as die Bitte, it is a feminine noun meaning the request or the favor. The everyday word bitte (please) actually comes from this noun! Since this lesson is about polite requests, this is a very useful noun to know.
How would I change this sentence to say He would forget the request immediately using the current lesson's grammar?
You would use würde (would) in the second position and move the infinitive of the main verb to the end of the sentence. It becomes: Er würde die Bitte sofort vergessen.
What case is die Bitte in this sentence?
It is in the accusative case because the request is the direct object receiving the action of being forgotten. For feminine nouns, the article die stays exactly the same in both the nominative and accusative cases.