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Pronunciation

Normal speech: re-CUER-do
IPA: /ɾe.kweɾ.’ðo/

7 months ago

recuerdo info.

Tips to remember the word “recuerdo”:
– Associate the word with the English equivalent “I remember” and notice the similarity in the sound of “re-” in both languages.
– Think of the word “record,” as in recording a memory, which sounds similar to “recuerdo,” and can help link the meaning.
– Use it in a sentence or find a song in Spanish that uses the word “recuerdo” to help it stick in your memory through repetition.

Explanations:
– “Recuerdo” is the first-person singular present tense form of the verb “recordar,” which means “to remember.” It can also be used as a noun meaning “memory” or “souvenir.”

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Memoria (as a noun, it can mean memory or souvenir).
– Remembranza (a literary or less common term for memory).

Different conjugations of “recordar” (to remember):
Indicative mood:
– Present: yo recuerdo, tú recuerdas, él/ella/usted recuerda, nosotros recordamos, vosotros recordáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recuerdan
– Preterite: yo recordé, tú recordaste, él/ella/usted recordó, nosotros recordamos, vosotros recordasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recordaron
– Imperfect: yo recordaba, tú recordabas, él/ella/usted recordaba, nosotros recordábamos, vosotros recordabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes recordaban
– Future: yo recordaré, tú recordarás, él/ella/usted recordará, nosotros recordaremos, vosotros recordaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recordarán

Subjunctive mood:
– Present: yo recuerde, tú recuerdes, él/ella/usted recuerde, nosotros recordemos, vosotros recordéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recuerden
– Imperfect: yo recordara or recordase, tú recordaras or recordases, él/ella/usted recordara or recordase, nosotros recordáramos or recordásemos, vosotros recordarais or recordaseis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recordaran or recordasen
– Future: (rarely used in contemporary Spanish) yo recordare, tú recordares, él/ella/usted recordare, nosotros recordáremos, vosotros recordareis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recordaren

Conditional mood:
– yo recordaría, tú recordarías, él/ella/usted recordaría, nosotros recordaríamos, vosotros recordaríais, ellos/ellas/ustedes recordarían

Imperative mood:
– (tú) recuerda, (usted) recuerde, (nosotros) recordemos, (vosotros) recordad, (ustedes) recuerden

Examples of sentences that use “recuerdo”:
– Recuerdo la primera vez que vi el mar.
(I remember the first time I saw the sea.)
– ¿Recuerdas cuándo nos conocimos?
(Do you remember when we met?)
– Ella no recuerda dónde dejó sus llaves.
(She doesn’t remember where she left her keys.)
– Nosotros siempre recordaremos esos momentos felices.
(We will always remember those happy moments.)
– Si lo recuerda, me lo cuenta mañana.
(If you remember it, tell me tomorrow.)

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