A person sitting peacefully on a park bench, looking at a single yellow flower in their hand with a soft smile, recalling a pleasant memory.

recordarlo

re-kor-dar-lo

verbA2irregular stem-changing (o to ue) ar

to remember it?referring to a masculine object or a general idea,to remember him?referring to a male person

Also:to remind him?when using the verb to mean 'bring to someone's mind'

Quick Reference

past Participlerecordado

infinitiverecordar

gerundrecordándolo

📝 In Action

Es un número difícil, pero voy a intentar recordarlo.

It's a difficult number, but I'm going to try to remember it.

Si ves a Juan, es imposible no recordarlo por su gran sonrisa.

If you see Juan, it's impossible not to remember him for his big smile.

Quiero recordarlo como era antes.

I want to remember it (or him) as it was before.

Word Connections

Synonyms

acordarse de ello (to remember it)
rememorarlo (to recall it)

Antonyms

olvidarlo (to forget it)

Common Collocations

difícil de recordarlo – hard to remember it
intentar recordarlo – to try to remember it

💡 Grammar Points

The 'lo' Tag

In Spanish, we stick little words like 'lo' (it/him) to the end of verbs that haven't been changed for a specific person (like the 'to' form of a verb).

Stem-Changing Pattern

The base verb 'recordar' changes its 'o' to 'ue' in many forms, like 'yo recuerdo,' but stays as 'o' in the 'recordarlo' form because it is the base 'to' form.

❌ Common Pitfalls

Using 'de'

Mistake: "recordarlo de"

Correction: recordarlo (without 'de')

⭐ Usage Tips

A Memory Aid

The 'cord' in recordarlo is related to the Latin word for 'heart.' Think of it as 'bringing it back to your heart!'

🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

present

ellos/ellas/ustedeslo recuerden

vosotroslo recordéis

él/ella/ustedlo recuerde

nosotroslo recordemos

túlo recuerdes

yolo recuerde

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedeslo recordaran

vosotroslo recordarais

él/ella/ustedlo recordara

nosotroslo recordáramos

túlo recordaras

yolo recordara

indicative

preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedeslo recordaron

vosotroslo recordasteis

él/ella/ustedlo recordó

nosotroslo recordamos

túlo recordaste

yolo recordé

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedeslo recordaban

vosotroslo recordabais

él/ella/ustedlo recordaba

nosotroslo recordábamos

túlo recordabas

yolo recordaba

present

ellos/ellas/ustedeslo recuerdan

vosotroslo recordáis

él/ella/ustedlo recuerda

nosotroslo recordamos

túlo recuerdas

yolo recuerdo

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✏️ Quick Practice

💡 Quick Quiz: recordarlo

Question 1 of 1

What does the 'lo' in 'recordarlo' represent?

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Word Family

el recuerdo(the memory) - noun

recordar(to remember) - verb

Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'recordarlo' one word or two?

It is written as one word. In Spanish, when you use a pronoun like 'lo' with an infinitive (a verb in its 'to' form), they are joined together.