Thursday, September 18, 2014

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Spanish Word of the Day
Thursday, September 18, 2014

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ordenar, verb
to order

We’ve already come across the noun orden, meaning order. The related verb is ordenar, to order. Just as in English, you can use it with a noun object.

El juez ordenó su detención.
The judge ordered his arrest.

You can also use it with a following verb to order somebody to do something. In that meaning, the most common construction is the subjunctive:

El policía nos ordenó que saliéramos* del edificio.
The policeman ordered us to leave the building.

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