perds

Perds is the present-tense conjugation of the French verb perdre, which means to lose. In standard French, perds is used with the subject pronouns je and tu, producing je perds (I lose) and tu perds (you lose). The corresponding third-person singular form is perd (il/elle perd).

The word derives from Latin perdere and belongs to the Romance verb family linked by the same root. In its present tense forms, the stem perd- is combined with person-specific endings; perds is the form used for the first and second person singular, while the third person singular uses perd.

Usage of perds occurs in everyday statements about misplacing objects, wasting time, or failing to win something. Examples include Je perds mes clés (I am losing my keys) and Ne perds pas ton temps (Don’t waste your time). It readily appears with direct objects and can be negated with ne ... pas. Like many French verbs, its meaning shifts with context and tense, but it consistently expresses the action of losing.

Perds does not function as an independent noun in French and does not have a separate meaning in English beyond its verb sense. It may appear in compound phrases or idiomatic expressions, but its primary role is as a finite verb form within a sentence.