Guarda el termo en el estante de arriba, por favor.

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Breakdown of Guarda el termo en el estante de arriba, por favor.

• en: on
• el estante: the shelf
• guardar: to put

Questions & Answers about Guarda el termo en el estante de arriba, por favor.

Why is it guarda here?

Because guarda is the affirmative tú command of guardar.

In this sentence, the speaker is telling someone informally, Put/keep/store the thermos...

A quick comparison:

• guardar = to put away, to store, to keep
• guardas = you keep / you store
• guarda = keep / put away! (command to tú)

So:

• Guarda el termo... = Put the thermos away...

Where is the word for you?

It is understood, not stated.

Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb form. Here, guarda already shows that the command is directed to tú.

So the full idea is:

• (Tú) guarda el termo en el estante de arriba, por favor.

But Spanish normally omits tú unless you want emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

What does guardar mean here exactly?

Here, guardar means something like:

• to put away
• to store
• to put
• sometimes to keep

In this sentence, the most natural English idea is probably put the thermos on the top shelf or put the thermos away on the upper shelf.

It does not necessarily mean guard in the English sense, even though the words look related.