comandar

Catalan

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin commandāre, variant of commendāre. The /nd/ may point to a borrowing from Occitan. Doublet of comanar, the regular inherited form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ku.mənˈda]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ko.mənˈda]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ko.manˈdaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

comandar (first-person singular present comando, first-person singular preterite comandí, past participle comandat)

  1. to command

Conjugation

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    Further reading

    Portuguese

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French commander,[1][2] from Latin commandāre, variant of commendāre. Doublet of encomendar.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.mɐ̃ˈda(ʁ)/ [ko.mɐ̃ˈda(h)]
      • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ko.mɐ̃ˈda(ɾ)/
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ko.mɐ̃ˈda(ʁ)/ [ko.mɐ̃ˈda(χ)]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.mɐ̃ˈda(ɻ)/
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.mɐ̃ˈdaɾ/
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.mɐ̃ˈda.ɾi/

    Verb

    comandar (first-person singular present comando, first-person singular preterite comandei, past participle comandado)

    1. (transitive with a subordinate clause) to command; to order (to give a direct order)
      Synonyms: mandar, ordenar
      O general comandou que suas tropas exterminassem os civis.The general commanded his troops to exterminate the civilians.
    2. (transitive) to command; to lead; to head; to lead (to be in charge of)
      Synonym: dirigir
      O rei comanda seu reino com excelência.The king commands his kingdom with excellence.
      João comandava um batalhão da aeronática.John used to command an airforce batallion.

    Conjugation

    References

    Spanish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Italian comandare,[1] from Latin commandāre, variant of commendāre. Doublet of encomendar.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /komanˈdaɾ/ [ko.mãn̪ˈd̪aɾ]
    • Rhymes: -aɾ
    • Syllabification: co‧man‧dar

    Verb

    comandar (first-person singular present comando, first-person singular preterite comandé, past participle comandado)

    1. to lead

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    References

    1. comandar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

    Further reading

    Venetian

    Etymology

    From Latin commandāre, variant of commendāre.

    Verb

    comandar

    1. (transitive) to command, order
    2. (transitive) to control, operate

    Conjugation

    • Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

    See also

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