忘不了

wàngbuliǎo

phrase HSK 7-9 #17,399

Meanings

忘不了 uses the potential complement pattern: verb + 不 + resultative complement, meaning 'unable to forget'.

我忘不了那天发生的事。

Wǒ wàngbuliǎo nàtiān fāshēng de shì.

I can't forget what happened that day.

她的笑容让人忘不了。

Tā de xiàoróng ràng rén wàngbuliǎo.

Her smile is unforgettable.

grammar

This is a potential complement structure (verb + 不了). The positive form is 忘得了 (able to forget). Similar patterns: 吃不了, 做不了, 受不了.

忘 wàng

不 bù

了 le