he
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she ordered

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"She ordered" is a form of "she ordered", a phrase which is often translated as "pidió". "He" is a pronoun which is often translated as "él". Learn more about the difference between "he" and "she ordered" below.

he(

)

A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).

pronoun

1. (subject)

a. él

He is the man of my life.Él es el hombre de mi vida.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

2. (male)

a. el macho

(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).

(M)

We can't tell whether it is a he or a she.No distinguimos si es macho o hembra.

she ordered(

shi

duhrd

)

A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).

phrase

1. (she asked for)

a. pidió

You brought this woman a steak, but she ordered salmon.Le trajiste un bistec a esta señora, pero pidió salmón.

b. encargó

You gave my grandmother only three pies, but she ordered four.Le dieron a mi abuela solo tres pays, pero encargó cuatro.

2. (she commanded)

a. ordenó

When the queen saw the intruders, she ordered her guards to shoot them.Cuando la reina vio a los intrusos, ordenó que los guardias los dispararan.

b. mandó

As soon as CEO saw the report, she ordered the executives to take immediate action.En cuanto la directora ejecutiva leyó el informe, mandó que los ejecutivos tomaran medidas de inmediato.

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