recordar

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin recordāre, from Latin recordārī, present active infinitive of recordor.

Verb

recordar (first-person singular indicative present recordo, past participle recordáu)

1. to remember (to recall from one's memory)

   Synonym: acordar

Conjugation

Conjugation of recordar

infinitive		recordar
gerund		recordando
past participle		m recordáu, f recordada, n recordao, m pl recordaos, f pl recordaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	recuerdo	recuerdes	recuerda	recordamos	recordáis	recuerden
	imperfect	recordaba	recordabes	recordaba	recordábemos, recordábamos	recordabeis, recordabais	recordaben
	preterite	recordé	recordasti, recordesti	recordó	recordemos	recordastis, recordestis	recordaron
	pluperfect	recordare, recordara	recordares, recordaras	recordare, recordara	recordáremos, recordáramos	recordareis, recordarais	recordaren, recordaran
	future	recordaré	recordarás	recordará	recordaremos	recordaréis	recordarán
	conditional	recordaría	recordaríes	recordaría	recordaríemos, recordaríamos	recordaríeis, recordaríais	recordaríen
subjunctive	present	recuerde	recuerdes, recuerdas	recuerde	recordemos	recordéis	recuerden, recuerdan
	imperfect	recordare, recordara	recordares, recordaras	recordare, recordara	recordáremos, recordáramos	recordareis, recordarais	recordaren, recordaran
imperative		—	recuerda	—	—	recordái	—

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Catalan

Etymology

From , from Vulgar Latin recordāre, from Latin recordārī, present active infinitive of recordor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [rə.kurˈda]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [rə.korˈda]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.koɾˈðaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

recordar (first-person singular present recordo, first-person singular preterite recordí, past participle recordat)

1. to remember, recollect
2. to remind, be reminiscent of

Synonyms

• rememorar

Related terms

• record

Further reading

• “recordar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin recordāre, from Latin recordārī, present active infinitive of recordor. Compare Spanish recordar and Italian ricordare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.koʁ.ˈda(ʁ)/

Verb

1. to remember, recall, recollect

   Synonym: lembrar

2. to remind
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Usage notes

recordar and lembrar are similar to the English pair recall and remember: recordar can not always be used as a synonym for lembrar / remember. For instance when lembrar is used in the sense of "not forget to (do something)". recordar also often implies a more intense or nostalgic reliving of past memories than lembrar.

Related terms

• recordação

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin recordāre, from Latin recordārī, present active infinitive of recordor. Cognate with English record although a false friend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rekoɾˈdaɾ/ [re.koɾˈð̞aɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to remember, to recollect

   Synonym: acordarse de

   ¿Recuerdas a aquella mujer que no dejaba de tocar las ventanas, aunque se lo pedimos repetidamente?

   Do you remember that women who wouldn't stop touching the windows, even though we kept asking her [to]?

2. (transitive) to recall, remind of

   El cuadro recuerda nuestra fragilidad. ― The painting reminds us of our fragility.

3. (intransitive) to wake up

Usage notes

• Recordar is a false friend, and does not mean record. The Spanish word for record is grabar.

Derived terms

• recordatorio
• recuerdo

 

Further reading

• “recordar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “recordar” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2023. →ISBN