Remind vs. Remember // Remind āĻā§°ā§ Remember ā§° āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āĻ¯
1. Remind
Rule: “Remind” is used when one person helps another person not forget something.
Structure: i. Remind someone to do something ii. Remind someone about something
Examples: i. Remind me to call John. ii. Please remind her about the meeting. iii. Can you remind me to buy milk?
Use: Used when you make someone remember something.
Trick: Remind = Make someone remember. Usually involves two people.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽ: “Remind” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻ āĻ¨: i. Remind someone to do something ii. Remind someone about something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: i. āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻĢā§āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĨ¤ ii. āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĨ¤ iii. āĻŽā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§?
āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°: āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
āĻ¸āĻšāĻ āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛: Remind = āĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§ā§ąāĻž, āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžā§°āĻŖāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
2. Remember
Rule: “Remember” is used when you keep something in your mind or do not forget it.
Structure: i. Remember + noun ii. Remember to + verb iii. Remember + verb-ing
Examples: i. I remember his name. ii. Remember to lock the door. iii. I remember meeting her.
Use: Used when you recall something yourself.
Trick: Remember = Keep something in mind. Usually involves one person.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽ: “Remember” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻ āĻ¨: i. Remember + noun ii. Remember to + verb iii. Remember + verb-ing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: i. āĻŽāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻā§° āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĨ¤ ii. āĻĻā§ā§ąāĻžā§°āĻāĻ¨ āĻ˛āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĨ¤ iii. āĻŽāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ āĻ˛āĻ āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĨ¤
āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
āĻ¸āĻšāĻ āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛: Remember = āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ ā§°āĻāĻž, āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžā§°āĻŖāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Key Difference : āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āĻ¯
Remind : i. Someone helps another person remember. ii. Usually involves two people. āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Remember : i. You recall something yourself. ii. Usually involves one person. āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Quick Revision
1. Remind: i. Meaning: Make someone remember ii. People involved: Two people Example: Remind me to study. (āĻŽā§āĻ āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĨ¤)
2. Remember: i. Meaning: Keep something in mind ii. People involved: One person Example: I remembered to study. (āĻŽāĻ āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻāĨ¤)
NOTE:
- “Remind me to send the email.” → Asking someone for help remembering.
- “I remembered to send the email.” → You did not forget yourself.
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