recordar
Asturian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin recordāre, from Latin recordārī, present active infinitive of recordor.
Conjugation
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin recordāre, from Latin recordārī, present active infinitive of recordor.
Pronunciation
Verb
recordar (first-person singular present recordo, past participle recordat)
- to remember, recollect
- to remind, be reminiscent of
Conjugation
infinitive | recordar | ||||||
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present participle | recordant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | recordat | recordada | |||||
plural | recordats | recordades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | recordo | recordes | recorda | recordem | recordeu | recorden | |
imperfect | recordava | recordaves | recordava | recordàvem | recordàveu | recordaven | |
future | recordaré | recordaràs | recordarà | recordarem | recordareu | recordaran | |
preterite | recordí | recordares | recordà | recordàrem | recordàreu | recordaren | |
conditional | recordaria | recordaries | recordaria | recordaríem | recordaríeu | recordarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | recordi | recordis | recordi | recordem | recordeu | recordin | |
imperfect | recordés | recordessis | recordés | recordéssim | recordéssiu | recordessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
— | recorda | recordi | recordem | recordeu | recordin |
Synonyms
Related terms
Further reading
- “recordar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin recordāre, from Latin recordārī, present active infinitive of recordor. Compare Spanish recordar and Italian ricordare.
Verb
recordar (first-person singular present indicative recordo, past participle recordado)
- to remember, recall, recollect
- Synonym: lembrar
- to remind
- first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of recordar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of recordar
- first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of recordar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of recordar
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.[1]
Conjugation
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin recordāre, from Latin recordārī, present active infinitive of recordor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rekorˈdaɾ/, [rekorˈðaɾ]
Verb
recordar (first-person singular present recuerdo, first-person singular preterite recordé, past participle recordado)
- (transitive) to remember
- Synonym: acordarse de
- (transitive) to recall, remind of
- El cuadro recuerda nuestra fragilidad. ― The painting reminds us of our fragility.
- (intransitive) to wake up
Usage notes
- Recordar is a false friend, and does not mean record. Spanish equivalents are shown in the "Translations" section of the English entry record.
Conjugation
- Rule: o becomes a ue in stressed syllables.
- 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
- 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive recordar | |||||||
dative | recordarme | recordarte | recordarle, recordarse | recordarnos | recordaros | recordarles, recordarse | |
accusative | recordarme | recordarte | recordarlo, recordarla, recordarse | recordarnos | recordaros | recordarlos, recordarlas, recordarse | |
with gerund recordando | |||||||
dative | recordándome | recordándote | recordándole, recordándose | recordándonos | recordándoos | recordándoles, recordándose | |
accusative | recordándome | recordándote | recordándolo, recordándola, recordándose | recordándonos | recordándoos | recordándolos, recordándolas, recordándose | |
with informal second-person singular imperative recuerda | |||||||
dative | recuérdame | recuérdate | recuérdale | recuérdanos | not used | recuérdales | |
accusative | recuérdame | recuérdate | recuérdalo, recuérdala | recuérdanos | not used | recuérdalos, recuérdalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative recuerde | |||||||
dative | recuérdeme | not used | recuérdele, recuérdese | recuérdenos | not used | recuérdeles | |
accusative | recuérdeme | not used | recuérdelo, recuérdela, recuérdese | recuérdenos | not used | recuérdelos, recuérdelas | |
with first-person plural imperative recordemos | |||||||
dative | not used | recordémoste | recordémosle | recordémonos | recordémoos | recordémosles | |
accusative | not used | recordémoste | recordémoslo, recordémosla | recordémonos | recordémoos | recordémoslos, recordémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative recordad | |||||||
dative | recordadme | not used | recordadle | recordadnos | recordaos | recordadles | |
accusative | recordadme | not used | recordadlo, recordadla | recordadnos | recordaos | recordadlos, recordadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative recuerden | |||||||
dative | recuérdenme | not used | recuérdenle | recuérdennos | not used | recuérdenles, recuérdense | |
accusative | recuérdenme | not used | recuérdenlo, recuérdenla | recuérdennos | not used | recuérdenlos, recuérdenlas, recuérdense |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “recordar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.