gin6 mong4健忘

Jyutpinggin6 mong4

Yalegihn mòhng

形容詞Rare

Definition

Forgetful; absent-minded; constantly forgetting things.

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How it's used

Describes a persistent tendency to forget rather than a one-off lapse in memory. While it sounds slightly more formal than just saying 唔記得嘢, it is still commonly used in everyday speech to describe someone's character or a temporary state caused by stress or age.

Examples

nei5你zeoi3最gan6近hai6係mai6咪hou2好gin6健mong4忘aa4呀？

Have you been very forgetful lately?

keoi5佢go3個jan4人hou2好gin6健mong4忘，seng4成jat6日m4唔gei3記dak1得daai3帶so2鎖si4匙。

He is quite forgetful and always forgets to bring his keys.

Common phrases

hoi1開ci2始gin6健mong4忘

starting to become forgetful

fei1非soeng4常gin6健mong4忘

extremely forgetful

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the act of forgetting something specific, which is expressed as 唔記得. Using 健忘 to describe forgetting your phone once in a while sounds overly clinical or dramatic; it is better reserved for someone who is habitually absent-minded.