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Questions & Answers about Guarde o resto.
What does guarde mean here?
Guarde comes from the verb guardar, which often means to keep, to put away, to save, or to store.
In Guarde o resto, it can mean things like:
- Keep the rest
- Save the rest
- Put the rest away
The exact English translation depends on the situation. For example:
- with food: Save the rest
- with objects: Put the rest away
- more generally: Keep the rest
Why is it guarde and not guardar?
Because guarde is a command form.
- guardar = the infinitive, meaning to keep / to save
- guarde = keep! / save!
So:
- Quero guardar o resto. = I want to save the rest.
- Guarde o resto. = Save the rest.
Why is the command guarde instead of guarda?