What's the response to あなたにもっと早くしてなんて言われる覚えはないですよ。?


I found this conversation from a JLPT listening section. Here goes the
question.

> あなたにもっと早くしてなんて言われる覚えはないですよ。

There are 3 choices. Pick one that is the proper response.

> １ すみません。失言でした。
>
> ２ そうですか。今度は覚えてくださいよ。
>
> ３ ええ、私もそのこと、忘れていました。

The site I found this test said that the correct answer is 1 without any
explanation. However, I am confused why the answer is number 1 not 2.

I translated the first sentence as, "I don't remember that you told me to
hurry." So I thought that the proper response is "You should remember that
from now on".




The point is how 言われる覚え is not 言われた… but 言われ **る** , in other words, it
doesn't mean if s/he was told or not. The verb form not being た but る means
that the thing has not happened yet but is going to happen or should happen.

It's not reasonable to interpret this 覚え as memory either. You probably knew
that the primary meaning of 覚える, which is cognate with 思う, is to feel rather
than to memorize, but you might want to check it again. It's synonymous to
[心当たり](https://jisho.org/search/%E5%BF%83%E5%BD%93%E3%81%9F%E3%82%8A) here.

Anyway, what it means is that the speaker doesn't find it reasonable to be
told so. Given that, you can judge that #2 and #3 are not a contender.




The point is how 言われる覚え is not 言われた… but 言われ **る** , in other words, it
doesn't mean if s/he was told or not. The verb form not being た but る means
that the thing has not happened yet but is going to happen or should happen.

It's not reasonable to interpret this 覚え as memory either. You probably knew
that the primary meaning of 覚える, which is cognate with 思う, is to feel rather
than to memorize, but you might want to check it again. It's synonymous to
[心当たり](https://jisho.org/search/%E5%BF%83%E5%BD%93%E3%81%9F%E3%82%8A) here.

Anyway, what it means is that the speaker doesn't find it reasonable to be
told so. Given that, you can judge that #2 and #3 are not a contender.

