sauvegarder

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 [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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