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acordarse de

remember

To remember or recall: This is the most common use of the verb. It refers to the mental process of bringing a fact, an event, or a person back into one's conscious mind.
- Example: "Me acuerdo de nuestra infancia" (I remember our childhood).
To bear in mind: It can also be used to indicate that someone is keeping something in consideration, often implying a sense of obligation or care.
- Example: "Acuérdate de llamar a tu madre" (Remember to call your mother / Don't forget to call your mother).

Grammar: It is a pronominal verb (reflexive in form), meaning it must always be conjugated with the reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nos, os, se). It also requires the preposition de to introduce the object being remembered. It follows a stem-changing pattern in the present tense (o changes to ue).
Word origin: It derives from the Latin accordare, which originally meant "to bring to the heart" (ad + cor). This etymological root explains why it is used for matters that someone keeps in their mind or "heart."