Both verbs can express remembering, but their complements follow different patterns.
The idea
Use recuerdo + a thing directly, or me acuerdo de + the same thing; the pronoun changes with the subject.
Examples
- Recuerdo la dirección.I remember the address.
- Me acuerdo de la reunión.I remember the meeting.
- ¿Recuerdas la fecha?Do you remember the date?
- ¿Te acuerdas del nombre?Do you remember the name?
- Recordamos el camino.We remember the way.
- Nos acordamos del horario.We remember the schedule.
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Watch out
Do not omit de after acordarse in the standard written pattern; recordar does not take de in this construction.
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Choose the form without de after recordar. Recuerdo ___ dirección. (la / de la)
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la
Recuerdo takes the thing directly without de.
Choose the preposition required after me acuerdo. Me acuerdo ___ la dirección. (de / a)
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de
Me acuerdo needs de before la dirección.
Choose the pronoun for nosotros. Nosotros ___ acordamos de la fecha. (nos / me)
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nos
Nos acordamos matches nosotros and takes de.
Practice round
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Choose the form without de after recordar. Recuerdo ___ dirección. (la / de la)
Choose the preposition required after me acuerdo. Me acuerdo ___ la dirección. (de / a)
Choose the pronoun for nosotros. Nosotros ___ acordamos de la fecha. (nos / me)
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