regarder at B2 — ça ne te regarde pas
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The verb’s most famous idiom is a polite way to say mind your own business.
Regarder = to concern
Ça ne te regarde pas means that’s none of your business — literally, that does not look at you. In this sense regarder means to concern, and the construction is fixed.
The neutral version is common in professional French: « cela ne me regarde pas » — that’s not my area, I have no say. Said calmly it is not rude at all; it simply marks a boundary.
💡 Focus at this level: ça ne te regarde pas
👨🏫 How to use « regarder » at this level
1. « Ça ne te regarde pas » = mind your own business. Firm, not vulgar.
2. « Ça ne me regarde pas » declines responsibility politely at work.
3. Subjunctive after « bien que ». « Bien que cela ne me regarde pas… »
Ça ne te regarde pas.That’s none of your business.
Cela ne me regarde pas.That’s not my concern.
En quoi ça te regarde ?How does that concern you?
Il faut que tu regardes les chiffres.You need to look at the figures.
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