Learn English – Do “I can’t remember” and “I don’t remember” mean the same thing

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I don't remember

and

I can't remember

Do these mean the same? I translated it to my mother tongue using Google translate and the translation is the same, but I have a feeling that it's not correct to say "I can't remember".

Best Answer

'I can't remember' is used when you need to show some difficulty in remembering(in general due to some conditions e.g. I can't remember when he told me about the Coffee Plan as I was busy in watching television.)

'I don't remember' is a negative in simple present. It is used for giving normal replies.(e.g. I don't remember the time, I didn't see the clock then.)

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