Przypomnia

Przypomnia is not a separate dictionary entry in standard Polish; it is a verbal stem connected with the verbs przypomnieć and przypominać, which mean to remind or to recall. In normal usage, the past tense forms are przypomniał (he reminded), przypomniała (she reminded), and przypomniało (it reminded). The present tense form is przypomina (he/she/it reminds). The infinitive forms are przypomnieć (perfective) and przypominać (imperfective), both deriving from the same root with the prefix pryz- variant and carrying the sense of bringing something back to mind.

Etymology and meaning: the prefix przy- in Polish often adds a sense of approach or return, here contributing to the idea of bringing a memory to mind. The root in pominąć/pominać relates to memory and recollection. Together they form verbs used to indicate causing someone to remember or the act of recalling something oneself.

Usage notes: przypomnia itself is not used as an independent lexical unit in standard Polish; it appears as part of conjugated forms such as przypomniałem, przypomniał, przypomniała, przypomniało, and so on. In phrases like przypomniał mi o czymś, the meaning is “he reminded me of something.” The construction przypomniało mi się expresses that a memory or thought occurred to me. For recalling one’s own memory, podręcznie common forms include przypomniałem sobie (I reminded myself or I remembered).

See also: przypominać, przypomnieć, przypomnienie.