"Pamatuji na jeho slova."

Translation: I remember his words.

[Mariba66]

Must na be there, or could one just say: Pamatuji jeho slova?

[A_purrfect_cat]

Why is it "jeho" and not "něho"? I thought "jeho" goes without preposition, so i'd have said that after "na" comes "něho"

[BoneheadBass]

Jeho in this sentence is a possessive pronoun, not a personal pronoun. It is "his" here, rather than "him." Those little "n" changes happen with the personal pronouns.

[MiltonIsCzech]

So "Pamatuju na něho" is "I remember him" and "Pamatuju na jeho ptáka" is "I remember his bird" (or whatever noun you would like to use at the end...). Yeh?

[AgnusOinas]

Yes, your sentences are both correct.

First note: the one with the bird has a sexual meaning in Czech. :D

Second note: "pamatovat na něco" is actually closer to "keep something in mind" in most contexts - so you keep him and his **** in mind.

[Pollyhs]

How do you say They remember his words?

[VladaFu]

Pamatují na jeho slova.

[Pollyhs]

I thought so. Mine was rejected. ok I will try again.

[VladaFu]

Pamatuji and Pamatují are different.

[Goggles19]

Thanks, what a subtle difference.

[map.arantes]

Proĉ ne "I remember of his words"?

[AgnusOinas]

I don't think "remember of" exists in English.

[Lee63091]

What's the difference between pamatovat se na and pamatovat na?

[VladaFu]

They both mean "remember"/"keep something in memory". Pamatovat na něco can also mean that in the sense of having something as an instruction, a memento a moral imperative. Memento mori! Pamatuj na smrt! (number 5 at https://ufal.mff.cuni.cz/vallex/3.5/#/lexeme/pamat1/0 )

[AgnusOinas]

• "pamatovat na" is to keep something in mind
• "pamatovat si" (without "na") is to memorize, have a memory of something
• "pamatovat se na" is to be able to recall something
• the differences are quite small