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Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Sunday September 28, 2008
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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