Word
Не забывай шапку, когда выходишь из дома зимой.
Meaning
Don’t forget your hat when you leave the house in winter.
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Breakdown of Не забывай шапку, когда выходишь из дома зимой.
дом
the house
не
not
когда
when
забывать
to forget
Questions & Answers about Не забывай шапку, когда выходишь из дома зимой.
Why is не забывай used here, and what form is it?
Не забывай is the negative imperative of забывать (imperfective), addressed to ты (2nd person singular).
- забывай = imperative, imperfective → usually implies a general/repeated habit: don’t (ever) forget / don’t make a habit of forgetting.
- не negates the imperative: не забывай = don’t forget.
What’s the difference between не забывай and не забудь?
Both can translate as don’t forget, but aspect changes the nuance:
- не забывай (imperfective) → a general instruction or repeated situations: Don’t forget (as a rule / whenever this happens).
- не забудь (perfective) → a one-time, specific reminder about a particular instance: Don’t forget (this time / right now).
In this sentence, когда выходишь… зимой describes a recurring situation, so не забывай fits well.
Why is шапку in that form? Why not шапка?