Spanish word

recordar

Pronunciation

IPA/rekoɾˈðaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbremember

Example

¿Puedes recordar dónde dejaste las llaves?

Can you remember where you left the keys?

Illustration for recordar (remember)

More examples

A veces me cuesta recordar nombres nuevos.

Sometimes I have trouble remembering new names.

Core concept

A past scene returning into a person's mind.

Common phrases

  • recordar a alguien

    remember someone

  • recordar algo

    remember something

  • recordar que

    remember that

Similar words

acordarse: Calls a past event or piece of information to mind, typically expressed reflexively with de.

Definition in Spanish

Traer de nuevo a la memoria un dato, un suceso o una sensación pasada; se usa con frecuencia como verbo transitivo para referir la acción sobre la memoria.

Word origin

From Latin recordārī (re- 'again' + cor/cordis 'heart'), literally 'call back to the heart', which developed into the Romance verb meaning 'bring something back to mind'.

Usage tips

  • Recordar is usually transitive: recordar algo (remember something) or recordar a alguien (remind someone), while to say 'I remember X' many speakers use me acuerdo de X.

Other meanings

  • remindverb
  • commemorateverb

Opposites

Related words

  • recordatorioremindernoun
  • recordaciónrecollectionnoun
  • recordadorememberedadjective

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