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"Ask for" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "pedir", and "order" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "ordenar". Learn more about the difference between "ask for" and "order" below.
ask for(
ahsk
for
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (to request)
a. preguntar por
Son, one of your friends is asking for you at the door.Hijo, hay uno de tus amigos en la puerta preguntando por ti.
order(
or
-
duhr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to command)
2. (to request)
3. (to arrange)
a. ordenar
Can you explain to me how you ordered these files?¿Me puedes explicar cómo ordenaste estas carpetas?
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
b. ordenar (Mexico) (Puerto Rico)
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
Are you guys ready to order yet?¿Ya están listos para ordenar?
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
5. (command)
a. el orden (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I don't understand the order of these chapters. Why is the fourth one before the second?No entiendo el orden de estos capítulos. ¿Por qué viene el cuarto antes del segundo?
8. (peace)
a. la orden (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The court issued an order granting the petition for a writ of certiorari.El tribunal emitió una orden para conceder la petición de auto de avocación.
10. (formal group)
11. (level)
a. el nivel (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
His desserts are of the highest order, especially his chocolate flan cake.Sus postres son del nivel más alto, en particular su pastel de chocolate.
12. (system)
13. (biology)
a. el orden (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Dire wolves, now extinct, were members of the scientific order Carnivora.Los lobos gigantes, ahora extintos, eran miembros del orden científico Carnivora.
14. (architecture)
15. (culinary)
a. la porción (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
How many calories are there in a small order of fries at this restaurant?¿Cuántas calorías hay en una porción pequeña de papas fritas que sirven en este restaurante?
