Russian Word of the Day
помнить
POM-nit • verb — 27th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to remember; to have something in memory
Examples
- Я хорошо помню тот день.
(I remember that day well.) - Пожалуйста, помни мой день рождения.
(Please remember my birthday.) - Он всегда помнит добрые слова учителя.
(He always remembers the teacher's kind words.)
Synonyms
- вспоминать
- припоминать
Помнить is an imperfective verb used to describe a state of having something in memory (e.g., "Я помню"). For the action of recalling at a particular moment use вспомнить (perfective). For learning/memorizing use запомнить (perfective). Помнить typically takes a direct object in the accusative: "помнить кого/что."
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