regarde

Regarde is a common form of the French verb regarder, meaning to look or to watch. It is used in two main ways: as the third-person singular present indicative form (il/elle regarde) and as the tu-form imperative (regarde!). The full present-tense conjugation of regarder is: je regarde, tu regards, il regarde, nous regardons, vous regardez, ils regardent. The past participle is regardé, and the verb follows regular -er verb patterns in other tenses.

As a noun, regard (masculine) means a look, gaze, or attention. It can refer to the act of looking as well as to the direction or appraisal implied by a gaze. Common phrases include a sustained regard, a piercing regard, or simply “un regard” to denote a look. In syntactic use, regard appears in expressions such as à l’égard de, which means “with regard to” or “concerning.”

Usage notes and examples:

Regarde le ciel. (Look at the sky.)

Regarde-moi, s’il te plaît. (Look at me, please.)

Il porte toujours un regard critique sur les choses. (He always has a critical gaze about things.)

Je le regarde fixement. (I look at him intently.)

Regarder quelqu’un dans les yeux is a common expression meaning to look someone in the eyes. In reference to a topic, on peut dire “à l’égard de…” to discuss considerations or relations.

Regarder is a versatile verb in everyday French, used for viewing actions, objects, and scenes, while regard as a noun anchors the concept of a look or attention.