In KICK BACK, there is a line of the song that goes なんか忘れちゃってんだ. I'm confused specifically about the 忘れちゃってんだ. I haven't really seen this sort of conjugation before. I'm thinking it's possibly 忘れる + ちゃ + んだ, the latter two being connected by て. If that's the case, it seems to express realization on top of must (ちゃ), as in "must have forgotten...". Could be entirely wrong, I don't even know if the ちゃ in ちゃいけない can be used alone/in a positive manner. Any help is appreciated!
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忘れてしまう contracts to 忘れちゃう, you can probably figure it out from there – Angelos Mar 08 '23 at 16:06
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Related: Why progressive tense (～ている) is not used in this case? – aguijonazo Mar 08 '23 at 16:20
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@Angelos - Comments are not for answers. – istrasci Mar 08 '23 at 17:59