sauvegarder

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French

Etymology

From sauvegarde +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sov.ɡaʁ.de/
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Verb

sauvegarder

  1. to safeguard; to protect
    Synonym: protéger
  2. to preserve, to keep intact
    Synonyms: conserver, préserver
  3. (computing) to save
    Synonym: enregistrer
  4. (computing) to back up

Conjugation

Conjugation of sauvegarder (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple sauvegarder
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple sauvegardant
/sov.ɡaʁ.dɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle sauvegardé
/sov.ɡaʁ.de/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present sauvegarde
/sov.ɡaʁd/ 		sauvegardes
/sov.ɡaʁd/ 		sauvegarde
/sov.ɡaʁd/ 		sauvegardons
/sov.ɡaʁ.dɔ̃/ 		sauvegardez
/sov.ɡaʁ.de/ 		sauvegardent
/sov.ɡaʁd/
imperfect sauvegardais
/sov.ɡaʁ.dɛ/ 		sauvegardais
/sov.ɡaʁ.dɛ/ 		sauvegardait
/sov.ɡaʁ.dɛ/ 		sauvegardions
/sov.ɡaʁ.djɔ̃/ 		sauvegardiez
/sov.ɡaʁ.dje/ 		sauvegardaient
/sov.ɡaʁ.dɛ/
past historic2 sauvegardai
/sov.ɡaʁ.de/ 		sauvegardas
/sov.ɡaʁ.da/ 		sauvegarda
/sov.ɡaʁ.da/ 		sauvegardâmes
/sov.ɡaʁ.dam/ 		sauvegardâtes
/sov.ɡaʁ.dat/ 		sauvegardèrent
/sov.ɡaʁ.dɛʁ/
future sauvegarderai
/sov.ɡaʁ.də.ʁe/ 		sauvegarderas
/sov.ɡaʁ.də.ʁa/ 		sauvegardera
/sov.ɡaʁ.də.ʁa/ 		sauvegarderons
/sov.ɡaʁ.də.ʁɔ̃/ 		sauvegarderez
/sov.ɡaʁ.də.ʁe/ 		sauvegarderont
/sov.ɡaʁ.də.ʁɔ̃/
conditional sauvegarderais
/sov.ɡaʁ.də.ʁɛ/ 		sauvegarderais
/sov.ɡaʁ.də.ʁɛ/ 		sauvegarderait
/sov.ɡaʁ.də.ʁɛ/ 		sauvegarderions
/sov.ɡaʁ.də.ʁjɔ̃/ 		sauvegarderiez
/sov.ɡaʁ.də.ʁje/ 		sauvegarderaient
/sov.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 sauvegarde
/sov.ɡaʁd/ 		sauvegardes
/sov.ɡaʁd/ 		sauvegarde
/sov.ɡaʁd/ 		sauvegardions
/sov.ɡaʁ.djɔ̃/ 		sauvegardiez
/sov.ɡaʁ.dje/ 		sauvegardent
/sov.ɡaʁd/
imperfect2 sauvegardasse
/sov.ɡaʁ.das/ 		sauvegardasses
/sov.ɡaʁ.das/ 		sauvegardât
/sov.ɡaʁ.da/ 		sauvegardassions
/sov.ɡaʁ.da.sjɔ̃/ 		sauvegardassiez
/sov.ɡaʁ.da.sje/ 		sauvegardassent
/sov.ɡaʁ.das/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — sauvegarde
/sov.ɡaʁd/ 		— sauvegardons
/sov.ɡaʁ.dɔ̃/ 		sauvegardez
/sov.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 , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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