se remémorer

/sə ʁememəʁe/

verb C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
se remémore
past
s'est remémoré
perfect
remémoré

Meaning

  1. to recall, to reminisce about

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Usage notes

More deliberate and formal than se souvenir de -- actively dwelling on a past memory, often at length.

Practice

1 What does se remémorer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle se ___ ses vacances d'été.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches se remémorer?

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