Gardons la déclaration de sinistre au cas où l’expert la demanderait.

Let us keep the insurance claim form in case the assessor might request it.

Breakdown of Gardons la déclaration de sinistre au cas où l’expert la demanderait.

• demander: to ask
• garder: to keep
• l': it
• au cas où: in case

Questions & Answers about Gardons la déclaration de sinistre au cas où l’expert la demanderait.

Why does the sentence start with Gardons?

Gardons is the nous imperative form of garder.

That means it is not a simple statement like we keep. It is a suggestion or instruction that includes the speaker: let’s keep.

So Gardons... means Let’s keep...

Why is there no nous before gardons?

In French, subject pronouns are normally omitted in the imperative.

So:

• Nous gardons = We keep / We are keeping
• Gardons = Let’s keep

That is why the sentence does not say Nous gardons. It is giving a recommendation, not stating a fact.

What does déclaration de sinistre mean as a phrase?

This is an insurance expression. It refers to a report or declaration made after damage, an accident, or some other insured loss.

A useful point for English speakers: sinistre here does not mean sinister in the English sense. In insurance French, un sinistre is a loss, claim event, or incident causing damage.

So déclaration de sinistre is best learned as a fixed phrase used in insurance contexts.