guardar

Catalan

Etymology

From Medieval Latin wardō, from Frankish *wardōn, from Proto-Germanic *wardāną (“to guard”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to heed, defend”). Cognates include English ward.

Verb

guardar (first-person singular present guardo, past participle guardat)

1. to keep
2. to order
3. to clean

Conjugation

Conjugation of guardar (first conjugation)

infinitive			guardar
present participle			guardant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		guardat		guardada
		plural		guardats		guardades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	guardo	guardes	guarda	guardem	guardeu	guarden
	imperfect	guardava	guardaves	guardava	guardàvem	guardàveu	guardaven
	future	guardaré	guardaràs	guardarà	guardarem	guardareu	guardaran
	preterite	guardí	guardares	guardà	guardàrem	guardàreu	guardaren
	conditional	guardaria	guardaries	guardaria	guardaríem	guardaríeu	guardarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	guardi	guardis	guardi	guardem	guardeu	guardin
	imperfect	guardés	guardessis	guardés	guardéssim	guardéssiu	guardessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	guarda	guardi	guardem	guardeu	guardin

Derived terms

• guarda
• guardaespatlles
• guardapols
• guarderia

 

Related terms

• guardià

Further reading

• “guardar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “guardar” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “guardar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “guardar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Interlingua

Verb

guardar

1. to guard

Conjugation

    Conjugation of guardar

infinitive		guardar
participle		present	perfect
		guardante	guardate
active	present	simple	perfect
		guarda	ha guardate
	past	guardava	habeva guardate
	future	guardara	habera guardate
	conditional	guardarea	haberea guardate
	imperative	guarda
passive	present	simple	perfect
		es guardate	ha essite guardate
	past	esseva guardate	habeva essite guardate
	future	essera guardate	habera essite guardate
	conditional	esserea guardate	haberea essite guardate
	imperative	sia guardate

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese guardar, from Medieval Latin wardō, from Frankish *wardōn, from Proto-Germanic *wardāną (“to guard”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to heed, defend”). Cognates include English ward.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡwɐɾˈðaɾ/
• (Nordestino) IPA^(key): /ɡwaɦˈda(h)/
• Hyphenation: guar‧dar

Verb

guardar (first-person singular present indicative guardo, past participle guardado)

1. to save, keep, retain, preserve
2. to protect, defend

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb guardar

Notes:[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.
	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	guardar
Personal	guardar	guardares	guardar	guardarmos	guardardes	guardarem
Gerund
	guardando
Past participle
Masculine	guardado			guardados
Feminine	guardada			guardadas
Indicative
Present	guardo	guardas	guarda	guardamos	guardais	guardam
Imperfect	guardava	guardavas	guardava	guardávamos	guardáveis	guardavam
Preterite	guardei	guardaste	guardou	guardamos guardámos	guardastes	guardaram
Pluperfect	guardara	guardaras	guardara	guardáramos	guardáreis	guardaram
Future	guardarei	guardarás	guardará	guardaremos	guardareis	guardarão
Conditional
	guardaria	guardarias	guardaria	guardaríamos	guardaríeis	guardariam
Subjunctive
Present	guarde	guardes	guarde	guardemos	guardeis	guardem
Imperfect	guardasse	guardasses	guardasse	guardássemos	guardásseis	guardassem
Future	guardar	guardares	guardar	guardarmos	guardardes	guardarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	guarda	guarde	guardemos	guardai	guardem
Negative (não)	-	guardes	guarde	guardemos	guardeis	guardem

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Romansch

Etymology

From Medieval Latin wardō, from Frankish *wardōn, from Proto-Germanic *wardāną (“to guard”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to heed, defend”). Cognates include English ward.

Verb

guardar

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) to look, look at, watch

Synonyms

• (Sursilvan) mirar
• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) vurdar

Derived terms

• (Vallader) guardar davo (“to look up, look for, search, seek”)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin wardō, from Frankish *wardōn, from Proto-Germanic *wardāną (“to guard”). Alternatively coined in Spanish from guarda, from Proto-Germanic *wardō; both verb and noun from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to heed, defend”). Compare Italian guardare, German warten, French garder, and English guard and ward.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwarˈdaɾ/, [ɡwarˈðaɾ]

Verb

guardar (first-person singular present guardo, first-person singular preterite guardé, past participle guardado)

1. (transitive) to save (to store for future use)
2. (computing) to save (to write a file to disk or other storage medium)

   guardar un archivo

   to save a file

3. to keep
4. to order
5. to clean
6. to put away

   Guárdalo antes de que lo vean.

   Put it away before they see it.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of guardar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			guardar
gerund			guardando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		guardado		guardada
		plural		guardados		guardadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	guardo	guardastú guardásvos	guarda	guardamos	guardáis	guardan
	imperfect	guardaba	guardabas	guardaba	guardábamos	guardabais	guardaban
	preterite	guardé	guardaste	guardó	guardamos	guardasteis	guardaron
	future	guardaré	guardarás	guardará	guardaremos	guardaréis	guardarán
	conditional	guardaría	guardarías	guardaría	guardaríamos	guardaríais	guardarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	guarde	guardestú guardésvos2	guarde	guardemos	guardéis	guarden
	imperfect (ra)	guardara	guardaras	guardara	guardáramos	guardarais	guardaran
	imperfect (se)	guardase	guardases	guardase	guardásemos	guardaseis	guardasen
	future1	guardare	guardares	guardare	guardáremos	guardareis	guardaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		guardatú guardávos	guarde	guardemos	guardad	guarden
	negative		no guardes	no guarde	no guardemos	no guardéis	no guarden

• ¹ Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
• ² Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of guardar^{edit data}

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive guardar
	dative	guardarme	guardarte	guardarle, guardarse	guardarnos	guardaros	guardarles, guardarse
	accusative	guardarme	guardarte	guardarlo, guardarla, guardarse	guardarnos	guardaros	guardarlos, guardarlas, guardarse
with gerund guardando
	dative	guardándome	guardándote	guardándole, guardándose	guardándonos	guardándoos	guardándoles, guardándose
	accusative	guardándome	guardándote	guardándolo, guardándola, guardándose	guardándonos	guardándoos	guardándolos, guardándolas, guardándose
with informal second-person singular imperative guarda
	dative	guárdame	guárdate	guárdale	guárdanos	not used	guárdales
	accusative	guárdame	guárdate	guárdalo, guárdala	guárdanos	not used	guárdalos, guárdalas
with formal second-person singular imperative guarde
	dative	guárdeme	not used	guárdele, guárdese	guárdenos	not used	guárdeles
	accusative	guárdeme	not used	guárdelo, guárdela, guárdese	guárdenos	not used	guárdelos, guárdelas
with first-person plural imperative guardemos
	dative	not used	guardémoste	guardémosle	guardémonos	guardémoos	guardémosles
	accusative	not used	guardémoste	guardémoslo, guardémosla	guardémonos	guardémoos	guardémoslos, guardémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative guardad
	dative	guardadme	not used	guardadle	guardadnos	guardaos	guardadles
	accusative	guardadme	not used	guardadlo, guardadla	guardadnos	guardaos	guardadlos, guardadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative guarden
	dative	guárdenme	not used	guárdenle	guárdennos	not used	guárdenles, guárdense
	accusative	guárdenme	not used	guárdenlo, guárdenla	guárdennos	not used	guárdenlos, guárdenlas, guárdense

Derived terms

• fiestas de guardar (All Saints’ Day)
• guarda
• guardaespaldas
• guardapolvo
• guardarraíl
• guardárselas
• guardia

 

Further reading

• “guardar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.