no recuerdo vs no me acuerdo

Question

I've been using Pimsleur which teaches "I don't remember" to be "no me acuerdo", but I have seen also the translation "no recuerdo". Which is preferable? I don't really understand the first translation, is "acuerdo" not "agreement"?

Answer 1

Hey, Daniel, welcome to the Q&A forum.

"no me acuerdo", but I have seen also the translation "no recuerdo". Which is preferable?

I usually hear "no me acuerdo" more often.

I... is "acuerdo" not "agreement"?

Yes, but with a pronoun--

• Estoy de acuerdo = I agree

• ¿De acuerdo? = Do you agree?

• Estamos de acuerdo = We are in agreement

DE is not a pronoun. DE is a preposition. I'm a professional teacher and I caught this mistake. - sassy72, Oct 19, 2016

Answer 2

I've read that (no) recuerdo and (no) me acuerdo are interchangeable. So use either one that you prefer.

Answer 3

Yes, "Acuerdo" means "Agreement" too, but the meaning depends of the situation. Here you use the word in a context in wich you remember something, and either way, you can use both sentences.