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comandar

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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

Verb

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

  1. to command

Conjugation

Derived terms

References


Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
 

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

  1. ^ comandar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ comandar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Further reading

Venetan

Etymology

From Latin commandāre, variant of commendāre.

Verb

comandar

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

Conjugation

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

See also