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"Order" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "ordenar", and "ordain" is a transitive verb which is also often translated as "ordenar". Learn more about the difference between "order" and "ordain" below.
order(
or
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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?
ordain(
or
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deyn
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (religious)
2. (to decree)
a. decretar
The king ordained that those nobles he deemed disloyal lose their titles.El rey decretó que aquellos nobles que él consideraba desleales perdieran sus títulos.
b. ordenar
The dictator ordained restrictions on the public's liberty.El dictador ordenó restricciones a la libertad de los ciudadanos.
c. disponer
The judge ordained a six month investigation before continuing with the trial.El juez dispuso seis meses de investigación antes de reanudar el juicio.
