recuerdas

Recuerdas is the second-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb recordar, meaning you remember or you recall. It is used when the subject is tú and the action of remembering occurs in the present. The verb recuerdo, recuerdas, recuerda, recordamos, recordáis, recuerdan are its standard present-tense forms, and recordar is a stem-changing verb in the present tense (o → ue) for most forms.

Etymology and classification: recordar comes from the Latin recordari, built with the prefix re- meaning again and the root related to heart (cord/cordis), reflecting the idea of bringing something back to memory. In modern Spanish, recordar is a regular -ar verb with the typical present-tense conjugation and a common set of related forms such as recordar, recuerdo, recuerdas, and acordarse as a related reflexive alternative meaning to remember.

Usage notes: recuerdas appears in questions and statements about memory or recollection. Examples include “¿Qué recuerdas de esa noche?” and “Tú recuerdas ese detalle siempre.” The word is closely related to the noun recuerdos (memories or keepsakes) and to other verbs about memory, such as acordarse (te acuerdas de) in reflexive use. In contrast, the imperative form for tú is recuerda (Remember!). Distinctions between recordar and acordarse can vary by region, but both convey remembering in various contexts.

See also: recordar, acordarse, memoria.