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Regarder (to look at) – Ignorer (to ignore)

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regarder info.

Tips to remember the French word “regarder”:
– One way to remember the word “regarder” is to associate it with the English word “regard” which means to look at or watch. Both words start with the letters “reg-,” making it easier to remember the French equivalent.
– Another helpful tip is to associate “regarder” with the image of a guard standing and watching attentively, as this can help you remember the meaning of the word.

Explanations:
– “Regarder” is a regular -er verb in French, which means that it follows a standard conjugation pattern.
– This verb is used to express the action of looking at or watching something or someone. It can also be used figuratively to mean “to consider” or “to think about” someone or something.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Some synonyms of “regarder” include “observer” (to observe), “contempler” (to contemplate), “fixer” (to fix/gaze at), and “scruter” (to scrutinize).

Conjugations of “regarder” in the present, past, and future tenses:
– Present tense: je regarde (I look at/watch), tu regardes (you look at/watch), il/elle/on regarde (he/she/one looks at), nous regardons (we look at/watch), vous regardez (you look at/watch), ils/elles regardent (they look at/watch).
– Past tense: j’ai regardé (I looked at/watched), tu as regardé (you looked at/watched), il/elle/on a regardé (he/she/one looked at/watched), nous avons regardé (we looked at/watched), vous avez regardé (you looked at/watched), ils/elles ont regardé (they looked at/watched).
– Future tense: je regarderai (I will look at/watch), tu regarderas (you will look at/watch), il/elle/on regardera (he/she/one will look at/watch), nous regarderons (we will look at/watch), vous regarderez (you will look at/watch), ils/elles regarderont (they will look at/watch).

Example sentences:
1. Je regarde un film intéressant. (I am watching an interesting movie.)
2. Est-ce que tu regardes la télévision ce soir ? (Are you watching TV tonight?)
3. Hier, il a regardé un magnifique coucher de soleil. (Yesterday, he watched a beautiful sunset.)
4. Nous allons regarder le match de football ensemble. (We are going to watch the football game together.)
5. Les enfants regarderont un dessin animé au cinéma. (The children will watch a cartoon at the cinema.)

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regarder info.

Tips to remember the French word ‘regarder’:
– Associate it with the English word “regard” which has a similar root and also relates to looking or seeing.
– Visualize someone “regarding” a painting, and think of how they are “looking” at it attentively.

Explanations:
– In French, ‘regarder’ is a verb that means to look at or to watch. It is a regular -er verb, so it follows the typical conjugation patterns for verbs ending in -er.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Observer (to observe)
– Voir (to see)
– Contempler (to contemplate)
– Scruter (to scrutinize)

Conjugations:

Present:
– Je regarde (I watch/look)
– Tu regardes (You watch/look/informal)
– Il/Elle regarde (He/She watches/looks)
– Nous regardons (We watch/look)
– Vous regardez (You watch/look/formal or plural)
– Ils/Elles regardent (They watch/look)

Past (Passé composé, for the sake of example):
– J’ai regardé (I watched/looked)
– Tu as regardé (You watched/looked)
– Il/Elle a regardé (He/She watched/looked)
– Nous avons regardé (We watched/looked)
– Vous avez regardé (You watched/looked)
– Ils/Elles ont regardé (They watched/looked)

Future:
– Je regarderai (I will watch/look)
– Tu regarderas (You will watch/look)
– Il/Elle regardera (He/She will watch/look)
– Nous regarderons (We will watch/look)
– Vous regarderez (You will watch/look)
– Ils/Elles regarderont (They will watch/look)

Imperfect (Imparfait):
– Je regardais (I used to watch/look)
– Tu regardais (You used to watch/look)
– Il/Elle regardait (He/She used to watch/look)
– Nous regardions (We used to watch/look)
– Vous regardiez (You used to watch/look)
– Ils/Elles regardaient (They used to watch/look)

Examples of sentences using ‘regarder’:
– Je regarde un film au cinéma. (I am watching a movie at the cinema.)
– Hier soir, j’ai regardé les étoiles. (Last night, I looked at the stars.)
– Demain, nous regarderons le match ensemble. (Tomorrow, we will watch the game together.)
– Quand j’étais petit, je regardais souvent les dessins animés. (When I was little, I often watched cartoons.)

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