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Я забыл кабель дома, поэтому не смог зарядить телефон.
Meaning
I forgot the cable at home, so I couldn't charge the phone.
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Breakdown of Я забыл кабель дома, поэтому не смог зарядить телефон.
я
I
дома
at home
не
not
забыть
to forget
Questions & Answers about Я забыл кабель дома, поэтому не смог зарядить телефон.
Why is it забыл and not забыла / забыли / забыло?
Because Russian past tense agrees with the subject in gender and number.
- Я забыл = I forgot (speaker is male, singular)
- Я забыла = I forgot (speaker is female, singular)
- Мы забыли = We forgot (plural)
- Оно забыло = It forgot (neuter, rare in real-life contexts)
What does кабель mean here, and is it masculine?
Кабель here means a cable/charging cable. It’s a masculine noun (ends in a consonant). That’s why you see the accusative form кабель (same as nominative for many masculine inanimate nouns).
Why is it забыл кабель (accusative) and not some other case?
With забыть (to forget), the thing you forgot is typically a direct object, so it goes in the accusative:
- забыть (что?) кабель
Since кабель is inanimate masculine, its accusative looks identical to the nominative: кабель.