Breakdown of Guarda el frasco de mermelada en la nevera, por favor.
por favor
please
en
in
de
of
guardar
to store
Questions & Answers about Guarda el frasco de mermelada en la nevera, por favor.
Why is it guarda and not guardas or guarde?
Guarda is the affirmative tú command of guardar: guarda = put away / keep / store.
So the sentence is speaking to one person informally:
- (tú) guarda = put it away / keep it
Compare:
- guardas = you keep / you store (present tense statement, not a command)
- guarde = formal singular command (usted) or present subjunctive
So:
- Guarda el frasco... = informal, to one person
- Guarde el frasco... = formal, to one person
How do you form the tú command here?
For most regular verbs, the affirmative tú command is the same as the él/ella/usted form of the present tense.
With guardar:
- yo guardo
- tú guardas
- él/ella guarda
So the tú command is:
- guarda
This is very common:
Why does Spanish use el frasco instead of saying just the jar without extra words?