recordar

/rekoɾˈdaɾ/, [re.koɾˈð̞aɾ]

remember, remind


Verb recordar (first-person singular present recuerdo, first-person singular preterite recordé, past participle recordado)

  1. (transitive) to remember, to recollect
    ¿Recuerdas a aquella mujer que no dejaba de tocar las ventanas, aunque se lo pedimos repetidamente?
    Do you remember that woman 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, New Mexico) to wake up
    ¿A qué hora recuerdas?
    What time do you wake up?
  4. (transitive, New Mexico) to wake up
    Recuérdame a las 5.
    Wake me up at 5 o'clock.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • No necesito recordar.

    I don't need reminding.

  • No puedo recordar qué dulces me gustaban de pequeño.

    I can't remember which sweets I liked as a child.

  • Tom no puede recordar dónde puso su billetera.

    Tom can't remember where he put his wallet.

  • No puedo recordar su dirección.

    I can't remember her address.

  • No puedo recordar cómo empieza el segundo verso.

    I can't remember how the second verse starts.

  • No pude recordar sus nombres.

    I couldn't remember their names.

  • Ken no podía recordar su nombre.

    Ken couldn't remember his name.

  • Tom siempre te va a recordar.

    Tom will always remember you.

  • Todavía no puedo recordar lo que Tom me dijo que hiciera.

    I still can't remember what Tom told me to do.

  • Esta semana usé mi hanko tan a menudo que no soy capaz de recordar cuántas veces lo he usado.

    This week I used my hanko so often that I can't remember how many times I've used it.

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