"Let's memorize the meaning of the word."

Translation: 言葉の意味を覚えましょう。

[zmirburger]

can someone explain why we use 覚えましょう instead of 覚えてましょう ?

I thought the て means the act of doing something, and if we are going to memorize it there should be a て?

[Alexander11235]

The "lets ..." version of a verb is always the stem in the "い form" + ましょう. Memorize is おぼえる. So "lets memorize" is おぼえましょう. The て just has no business in there.

Other examples:
Go: いく, lets go:いきましょう
Open: あける, lets open:あけましょう
Wash: あらう, lets wash:あらいましょう

[Sergei_K_]

この言葉の意味を覚えましょう

[RayyanSheh1]

嫌だ

[BossLearner87]

When the one word you forgot is hinted as kanji, but the option is hirigana

[TENCHIJIN.]

単語の意味を覚えましょう。

[RayyanSheh1]

このことばのいみをおぼえましょう。

Kono kotoba no imi wo oboe mashoo.

[WesleeHoll]

Shouldn't 単語の意味を覚えましょう。also be accepted?

[ixdxkx]

It should.

[cinderpelttt]

How come そのことばのいみを覚えましょう doesn't register as a correct answer?

[Knob163224]

the を使っているならば、「その」と訳すのが自然である!