# recordar
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin recordārī.

### Verb

recordar (first-person singular indicative present recordo, past participle recordáu)
* to remember (to recall from one's memory)
    Synonym: acordar

#### Conjugation
## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin recordārī.

### Pronunciation

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

### Verb

recordar (first-person singular present recordo, first-person singular preterite recordí, past participle recordat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/
* (transitive) to remember, to recollect, to recall (someone or something)
    No recordo com es diu.I don't remember what it's called.
* (transitive) to remind, to be reminiscent of
    Em recordeu al vostre germà.You remind me of your brother.
* (transitive) to remind (someone, of something)
* (pronominal) to remember [with de ‘something’; or with que ‘clause’]

#### Synonyms

* rememorar

#### Related terms

* record

### References

* “recordar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “recordar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “recordar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “recordar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Latin recordārī.

### Verb

recordar (first-person singular present recordo, first-person singular preterite recordei, past participle recordado)
* to remember, recall, recollect
    Synonyms: acordar, lembrar
* to remind
    Synonym: lembrar
* to wake up
* (reflexive) to remember (to recall from one’s memory)
    Synonyms: acordarse, lembrarse

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* recordación

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Latin recordārī.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁe.koʁˈda(ʁ)/ [he.koɦˈda(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁe.koʁˈda(ʁ)/ [he.koɦˈda(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ʁe.koɾˈda(ɾ)/ [he.koɾˈda(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʁe.koʁˈda(ʁ)/ [χe.koʁˈda(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʁe.koɻˈda(ɻ)/ [he.koɻˈda(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁɨ.kuɾˈdaɾ/ [ʁɨ.kuɾˈðaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁɨ.kuɾˈdaɾ/ [ʁɨ.kuɾˈðaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ʁɨ.kuɾˈda.ɾi/ [ʁɨ.kuɾˈða.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: re‧cor‧dar

### Verb

recordar (first-person singular present recordo, first-person singular preterite recordei, past participle recordado)
* to remember, recall, recollect
    Synonym: lembrar
* to remind
* (reflexive) to remember (to recall from one’s memory)
    Synonym: lembrar-se

#### Usage notes

recordar and lembrar are similar to the English pair recall and remember: recordar cannot 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.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* recordação

#### References

* ↑ “lembrar vs recordar”, in portuguese.stackexchange.com, 2015 October 28 (last accessed)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin recordārī. Cognate with English record although a false friend.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rekoɾˈdaɾ/ [re.koɾˈð̞aɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: re‧cor‧dar

### Verb

recordar (first-person singular present recuerdo, first-person singular preterite recordé, past participle recordado)
* (transitive) to remember, to recollect
    Synonym: acordarse de
    Antonym: olvidar
    ¿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 [not to]?
* (transitive) to recall, remind of
    El cuadro recuerda nuestra fragilidad.The painting reminds us of our fragility.
** 2017 July 11, “Katherine Haringhton, la última mastodonta (BIS)”, in El Nacional‎:Lo sé, lo sé…, no tienen por qué recordármelo, esa despiadada tara que arrastro desde la infancia y que me empuja -sin razón ni motivo aparente- a puyar a los cerditos para verlos chillar fastidiados y quejosos, se repite y repite en mis artículos.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (intransitive, New Mexico) to wake up
    Synonym: despertarse
    ¿A qué hora recuerdas?What time do you wake up?
* (transitive, New Mexico) to wake up
    Synonym: despertar
    Recuérdame a las cinco.Wake me up at five.

#### Usage notes

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

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$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.

#### Derived terms

* recordatorio
* recuerdo
* si mal no recuerdo

### Further reading

* “recordar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* “recordar” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2023. →ISBN