Questions & Answers about Я не помню адрес.
Why doesn't the word адрес change its ending here? Isn't it the direct object?
Yes, it is the direct object, which means it is in the accusative case. However, адрес is a masculine inanimate noun (it is a thing, not a person or animal). In Russian, masculine inanimate nouns look exactly the same in the accusative case as they do in their dictionary form.
How do I conjugate the verb помнить for other pronouns?
Помнить (to remember) is a standard Type 2 (or -ить) verb. You drop the -ить and add the typical endings: ты помнишь (you remember), он/она помнит (he/she remembers), мы помним (we remember), вы помните (you plural/formal remember), and они помнят (they remember).
Since адрес looks like the English word "address", are they pronounced the same?
They are very similar, but watch out for the stress! In Russian, the stress in the singular form is always on the first syllable (а́дрес). In English, we often stress the second syllable.
I have learned that negative sentences sometimes make the object take the genitive case. Does that apply here?
It can! This is a rule called the genitive of negation. You are perfectly correct using the accusative case here (адрес), which is very common in modern speech for concrete things. But it is also correct for native speakers to use the genitive case and say Я не помню адреса.
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