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思い出す
omoidasu
Description
「思い出す」は、前に知っていたことや忘れていたことを、また心にうかべることです。
"思い出す" means to bring back to mind something you knew before or had forgotten.
昔の思い出や、しなければいけないことを急に思い出すときによく使います。
It is often used when you suddenly remember old memories or things you have to do.
Meanings
思い出すomoidasu
to recall; to remember something forgotten
子どものころをよく思い出す。
I often remember my childhood.
思い出すomoidasu
to suddenly remember to do something
買い物を今思い出した。
I just remembered the shopping.
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Notes
- Etymology
思う (to think) + 出す (to put out), literally "to bring a thought out."
- Nuance
思い出す is recalling forgotten info; 覚える is memorizing, 覚えている is keeping in memory.
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