Vocabulary
떠올리다
recall, bring to mind
Meaning
떠올리다 : recall, bring to mind. Bring a memory, idea, or image to mind.
Why this form?
기억하다 — “remember” describes retained memory; 떠올리다 the act of recalling it.
Useful forms
떠올리- is the stem of 떠올리다: 떠올리는 게 (“the act of recalling”).
Forms not to confuse
기억하다
그 일을 기억해요. — I remember that event.
Examples
잊어버린 걸 떠올리는 게 무서울 수도 있다는 거 알아요. — I know that recalling what we've forgotten can be frightening.
어릴 때 일이 떠올랐어요. — A childhood memory came back to me.