In the Superbike translation exercise, you translated "We'll always remember this day" as "Vamos a acordarnos siempre de este día". Why is "Vamos a recordar siempre de este dia" not also correct ?
Recordar (to remember), Acordar (to agree) and Acordarse (to remember) are semi-regular -ar verbs in Spanish in El Presente.
Have a look at their conjugation:
| RECORDAR to remember |
ACORDAR to agree |
ACORDARSE to remember |
|
| yo | recuerdo | acuerdo | me acuerdo |
| tú | recuerdas |
acuerdas |
te acuerdas |
|
él / ella / usted |
recuerda | acuerda |
se acuerda |
| nosotros / nosotras |
recordamos | acordamos | nos acordamos |
| vosotros / vosotras |
recordáis | acordáis | os acordáis |
| ellos / ellas/ ustedes |
recuerdan | acuerdan |
se acuerdan |
Notice how for all three verbs, the first vowel -o- becomes -ue-
EXCEPT for nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras where it remains -o-.
The endings however are the same as all regular -ar verbs in El Presente.
Listen to these examples:
Yo recuerdo muchas cosas de la niñez.
I remember lots of things from my childhood.
¿Recuerdas a qué hora viene Marta?
Do you remember what time Marta is coming?
Él no recuerda nada desde el accidente.
He can't remember anything since the accident.
Perdón, no recordamos vuestros nombres.
Sorry, we can't remember your names.
¿Recordáis esa canción?
Do you remember that song?
Ellas recuerdan los detalles con claridad.
They remember the details clearly.
Note that acordar (to agree/make an agreement) and acordarse (to remember) have very different meanings despite looking nearly the same.
Also, remember that whilst recordar and acordarse mean the same, the first is not reflexive while the second is. Plus you will often see the preposition de after acordarse.
Also, remember that whilst recordar and acordarse mean the same, the first is not reflexive while the second is. Plus you will often see the preposition de after acordarse.
Me acuerdo mucho de ti.
I think about you a lot. [lit: I remember you a lot]
¿Tú te acuerdas de su dirección?
Do you remember his address?
See also:
- List of common Spanish Stem-changing Verbs: present tense (o > ue)
- Conjugate regular -ar verbs in El Presente (present tense)
If you want to have a look at other reflexive verbs like acordarse see Conjugate reflexive verbs in El Presente (present tense).
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Él no recuerda nada desde el accidente.
He can't remember anything since the accident.
Yo recuerdo muchas cosas de la niñez.
I remember lots of things from my childhood.
Perdón, no recordamos vuestros nombres.
Sorry, we can't remember your names.
¿Tú te acuerdas de su dirección?
Do you remember his address?
Ellas recuerdan los detalles con claridad.
They remember the details clearly.
¿Recordáis esa canción?
Do you remember that song?
Me acuerdo mucho de ti.
I think about you a lot. [lit: I remember you a lot]
¿Recuerdas a qué hora viene Marta?
Do you remember what time Marta is coming?
Q&A Forum 1 question, 1 answer
Hola Eric
It would be correct if you omitted the "de". You can either say:
Nosotros nos vamos a acordar siempre de este día.
or
Nosotros vamos a recordar siempre este día.
Saludos
Inma
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recordar / acordarse
In the Superbike translation exercise, you translated "We'll always remember this day" as "Vamos a acordarnos siempre de este día". Why is "Vamos a recordar siempre de este dia" not also correct ?
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