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recordar

verbBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “recordar” mean in English?

  1. 1.to remember

    to remember (recordar algo, recuerdo cuando...)

  2. 2.to remind

    to remind (recuérdame que llame, me lo recordó)

Example sentences

  • No recuerdo su nombre.

    I don't remember her/his name.

  • Recuerda llamarme.

    Remember to call me.

  • Te recuerdo a un amigo mío.

    You remind me of a friend.

How to use it

Recordar means 'to remember' OR 'to remind'. Irregular with o→ue stem change: recuerdo, recuerdas, recuerda, recordamos, recordáis, recuerdan.

Common mistake

Recordar = remember (with possessor as subject). The reverse — to be reminded — uses the same verb but reads 'X me recuerda a Y' (X reminds me of Y).

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 13.