No. 10,013 in French
gardez
"Gardez" means "keep" or "guard."
In a sentence
Gardez votre calme lors de situations difficiles.
Keep your calm during challenging situations.
In this sentence, 'gardez' is used as an imperative verb instructing the listener to retain or maintain their calmness.
Si vous voulez voir les étoiles, gardez les lumières éteintes.
If you want to see the stars, keep the lights off.
Here, 'gardez' serves as an imperative verb suggesting to maintain the current state of the lights being off.
Nous gardez-vous une place à la table ?
Are you saving us a seat at the table?
In this interrogative sentence, 'gardez' functions as a present-tense verb addressing the listener about an action being performed.
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