garder

See also: gärder, and gårder

Danish

Etymology

From garde, from French garde (“guard”).

Noun

garder c (singular definite garderen, plural indefinite gardere)

1. guardsman (member of a guard)

Inflection

Declension of garder

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	garder	garderen	gardere	garderne
genitive	garders	garderens	garderes	gardernes

Synonyms

• gardist

Noun

garder c

1. indefinite plural of garde

Franco-Provençal

Verb

garder (Neuchâtelois)

1. Alternative form of gouardar (“to guard”)

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*wardôn”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 17: Germanismes: S–Z, page 510

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French garder, from Old French guarder, from Early Medieval Latin wardāre. Cognate to English ward.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaʁ.de/

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

garder

1. (transitive) to keep; to retain; to store; to save

   garder les yeux ouverts ― to keep eyes open

   Elle a le droit de garder secrètes la plupart de ses caractéristiques.

   She has the right to keep most of her characteristics secret.

2. (transitive) to guard

   Ils gardent le bâtiment. ― They guard the building.

3. (pronominal) to be careful (de faire not to do)

   il se garde de dire n’importe quoi. ― He is careful not to say anything.

Conjugation

Conjugation of garder (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	simple	garder
	compound	avoir past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	gardant /ɡaʁ.dɑ̃/
	compound	ayant past participle
past participle		gardé /ɡaʁ.de/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	garde /ɡaʁd/	gardes /ɡaʁd/	garde /ɡaʁd/	gardons /ɡaʁ.dɔ̃/	gardez /ɡaʁ.de/	gardent /ɡaʁd/
	imperfect	gardais /ɡaʁ.dɛ/	gardais /ɡaʁ.dɛ/	gardait /ɡaʁ.dɛ/	gardions /ɡaʁ.djɔ̃/	gardiez /ɡaʁ.dje/	gardaient /ɡaʁ.dɛ/
	past historic2	gardai /ɡaʁ.de/	gardas /ɡaʁ.da/	garda /ɡaʁ.da/	gardâmes /ɡaʁ.dam/	gardâtes /ɡaʁ.dat/	gardèrent /ɡaʁ.dɛʁ/
	future	garderai /ɡaʁ.də.ʁe/	garderas /ɡaʁ.də.ʁa/	gardera /ɡaʁ.də.ʁa/	garderons /ɡaʁ.də.ʁɔ̃/	garderez /ɡaʁ.də.ʁe/	garderont /ɡaʁ.də.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	garderais /ɡaʁ.də.ʁɛ/	garderais /ɡaʁ.də.ʁɛ/	garderait /ɡaʁ.də.ʁɛ/	garderions /ɡaʁ.də.ʁjɔ̃/	garderiez /ɡaʁ.də.ʁje/	garderaient /ɡaʁ.də.ʁɛ/
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir past participle
	past anterior2	past historic of avoir past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	garde /ɡaʁd/	gardes /ɡaʁd/	garde /ɡaʁd/	gardions /ɡaʁ.djɔ̃/	gardiez /ɡaʁ.dje/	gardent /ɡaʁd/
	imperfect2	gardasse /ɡaʁ.das/	gardasses /ɡaʁ.das/	gardât /ɡaʁ.da/	gardassions /ɡaʁ.da.sjɔ̃/	gardassiez /ɡaʁ.da.sje/	gardassent /ɡaʁ.das/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir past participle
	pluperfect2	imperfect subjunctive of avoir past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	garde /ɡaʁd/	—	gardons /ɡaʁ.dɔ̃/	gardez /ɡaʁ.de/	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir past participle	simple imperative of avoir past participle	—
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way: past historic → present perfect past anterior → pluperfect imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

• avoir gardé les cochons ensemble
• chacun son métier, les vaches seront bien gardées
• chasse gardée
• garde à vous
• garde-robe
• garder à l’esprit
• garder la boutique
• garder la tête froide
• garder la tête haute
• garder les pieds sur terre
• garder pour soi
• garder son calme
• garder son sang-froid
• garder son sérieux
• garder une poire pour la soif
• je te garde un p’tit de ma chienne
• raison garder
• toutes proportions gardées

 

Related terms

• garde
• garderie
• gardien

Further reading

• “garder”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• Gérard
• regard

Middle French

Alternative forms

• guarder

Etymology

Inherited from Old French guarder.

Verb

garder

1. to protect, guard

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of garder

infinitive	simple	garder
	compound	avoir past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	gardant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir past participle
past participle		gardé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	garde	gardes	garde	gardons	gardez	gardent
	imperfect	gardois, gardoys	gardois, gardoys	gardoit, gardoyt	gardions, gardyons	gardiez, gardyez	gardoient, gardoyent
	past historic	garda	gardas	garda	gardasmes	gardastes	garderent
	future	garderai, garderay	garderas	gardera	garderons	garderez	garderont
	conditional	garderois, garderoys	garderois, garderoys	garderoit, garderoyt	garderions, garderyons	garderiez, garderyez	garderoient, garderoyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	garde	gardes	garde	gardons	gardez	gardent
	imperfect	gardasse	gardasses	gardast	gardassions	gardassiez	gardassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	garde	—	gardons	gardez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir past participle	simple imperative of avoir past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

• French: garder

Norman

Alternative forms

• gardaïr (Guernsey)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French guarder, form Early Medieval Latin wardāre.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey):

  (file)

Verb

garder (gerund gardéthie)

1. (Jersey, transitive) to keep
2. (Jersey, transitive) to babysit

Derived terms

• garder les livres (“to keep accounts”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

garder m

1. indefinite plural of gard

Old French

Verb

garder

1. Alternative form of guarder

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-d, *-ds, *-dt are modified to t, z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of garder (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		garder			avoir gardé
gerund		en gardant			gerund of avoir past participle
present participle		gardant
past participle		gardé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	gart	gardes	garde	gardons	gardez	gardent
	imperfect	gardoie, gardeie, gardoe, gardeve	gardoies, gardeies, gardoes, gardeves	gardoit, gardeit, gardot, gardeve	gardiiens, gardiens	gardiiez, gardiez	gardoient, gardeient, gardoent, gardevent
	preterite	gardai	gardas	garda	gardames	gardastes	garderent
	future	garderai	garderas	gardera	garderons	garderoiz, gardereiz, garderez	garderont
	conditional	garderoie, gardereie	garderoies, gardereies	garderoit, gardereit	garderiiens, garderiens	garderiiez, garderiez	garderoient, gardereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	gart	garz	gart	gardons	gardez	gardent
	imperfect	gardasse	gardasses	gardast	gardissons, gardissiens	gardissoiz, gardissez, gardissiez	gardassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	garde	—	gardons	gardez	—