How to Say "guarded" in Spanish
The most common Spanish word for “guarded” is “guardado” — use 'guardado' when referring to something that is being kept safe, stored, or saved, often in a digital or physical storage context..
guardado
/gwar-DAH-doh//gwaɾˈðaðo/
Examples
El secreto está bien guardado.
The secret is well guarded.
La contraseña está guardada en el navegador.
The password is saved in the browser.
Teníamos un secreto bien guardado entre nosotros.
We had a well-kept secret between us.
El tesoro fue guardado bajo llave.
The treasure was stored/kept under lock and key.
Agreement with Nouns
As an adjective, 'guardado' must match the gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular/plural) of the noun it describes: 'guardado' (m. sing.), 'guardada' (f. sing.), 'guardados' (m. plural), 'guardadas' (f. plural).
Forgetting Agreement
Mistake: “La información está guardado.”
Correction: La información está guardada. (Information is feminine, so the adjective must end in -a.)
protegido
proh-teh-HEE-doh/pɾoteˈxiðo/
Examples
El tesoro estaba fuertemente protegido.
The treasure was heavily guarded.
El área de anidación está protegida por una valla.
The nesting area is protected by a fence.
Ella se siente protegida cuando está cerca de su familia.
She feels safe (protected) when she is near her family.
Los documentos estaban bien protegidos en la caja fuerte.
The documents were well protected in the safe.
Agreement Rule
Like all Spanish descriptive words, 'protegido' must match the thing it describes in gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular/plural). For example: 'la casa protegida' (feminine singular) or 'los niños protegidos' (masculine plural).
Confusing Past Participle and Infinitive
Mistake: “La ciudad fue proteger.”
Correction: La ciudad fue protegida. (Remember to use the '-ado/-ido' form when describing the result of an action.)
Guardado vs. Protegido
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