acordar
to agree
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
To reach an agreement, often on something specific
Encoding Strategies:
linguistic
accord
agreement
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-ar
verb suffix
Acordar means to agree and is related to the English word accord0, since when two parties reach an accord, they agree.
acordar
to agree, to agree on
When two or more parties come into accord, they agree. It often takes de to mark what they agree on or "of."
Después de mucho debate, los socios acordaron vender la empresaAfter much debate, the partners agreed to sell the company
Todavía tenemos que acordar el precio finalWe still have to agree on the final price
acordarse
to remember
To call something back to mind
Encoding Strategies:
linguistic
a-
to
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record
store for recall
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-arse
reflexive verb suffix
Acordarse means to remember and is related to the English word record1, like recording something to yourself, storing it in your own memory. In English we re-cord but in Spanish they a-cord.
acordarse de
to remember, to recall
To have something recorded in your mind and call it back up. It almost always takes de to mark what you remember.
¿Te acuerdas de aquel verano en la playa?Do you remember that summer at the beach?
No me acuerdo de dónde dejé las llavesI don't recall where I left the keys