What does ordenar mean in English?

Ordenar means "to order/arrange" in English.

How do you conjugate ordenar in Spanish?

Ordenar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

How do you use ordenar in a sentence?

Example: "Ordené mi habitación." which means "I tidied up my room." in English.

What are synonyms for ordenar?

Spanish synonyms for ordenar include: mandar, organizar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Ordenar

to order/arrange

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

ordenar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

ordenando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

ordenado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ordeno I order/arrange	I order/arrange
tú	ordenas you order/arrange	you order/arrange
él/ella/usted	ordena he/she/you order/arranges	he/she/you order/arranges
nosotros	ordenamos we order/arrange	we order/arrange
vosotros	ordenáis you all order/arrange	you all order/arrange
ellos/ustedes	ordenan they/you all order/arrange	they/you all order/arrange

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ordenaba I used to order/arrange	I used to order/arrange
tú	ordenabas you used to order/arrange	you used to order/arrange
él/ella/usted	ordenaba he/she/you used to order/arrange	he/she/you used to order/arrange
nosotros	ordenábamos we used to order/arrange	we used to order/arrange
vosotros	ordenabais you all used to order/arrange	you all used to order/arrange
ellos/ustedes	ordenaban they/you all used to order/arrange	they/you all used to order/arrange

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ordené I order/arranged	I order/arranged
tú	ordenaste you order/arranged	you order/arranged
él/ella/usted	ordenó he/she/you order/arranged	he/she/you order/arranged
nosotros	ordenamos we order/arranged	we order/arranged
vosotros	ordenasteis you all order/arranged	you all order/arranged
ellos/ustedes	ordenaron they/you all order/arranged	they/you all order/arranged

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ordenaré I will order/arrange	I will order/arrange
tú	ordenarás you will order/arrange	you will order/arrange
él/ella/usted	ordenará he/she/you will order/arrange	he/she/you will order/arrange
nosotros	ordenaremos we will order/arrange	we will order/arrange
vosotros	ordenaréis you all will order/arrange	you all will order/arrange
ellos/ustedes	ordenarán they/you all will order/arrange	they/you all will order/arrange

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ordenaría I would order/arrange	I would order/arrange
tú	ordenarías you would order/arrange	you would order/arrange
él/ella/usted	ordenaría he/she/you would order/arrange	he/she/you would order/arrange
nosotros	ordenaríamos we would order/arrange	we would order/arrange
vosotros	ordenaríais you all would order/arrange	you all would order/arrange
ellos/ustedes	ordenarían they/you all would order/arrange	they/you all would order/arrange

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ordene that I order/arrange	that I order/arrange
tú	ordenes that you order/arrange	that you order/arrange
él/ella/usted	ordene that he/she/you order/arrange	that he/she/you order/arrange
nosotros	ordenemos that we order/arrange	that we order/arrange
vosotros	ordenéis that you all order/arrange	that you all order/arrange
ellos/ustedes	ordenen that they/you all order/arrange	that they/you all order/arrange

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ordenara or ordenase that I order/arranged	that I order/arranged
tú	ordenaras or ordenases that you order/arranged	that you order/arranged
él/ella/usted	ordenara or ordenase that he/she/you order/arranged	that he/she/you order/arranged
nosotros	ordenáramos or ordenásemos that we order/arranged	that we order/arranged
vosotros	ordenarais or ordenaseis that you all order/arranged	that you all order/arranged
ellos/ustedes	ordenaran or ordenasen that they/you all order/arranged	that they/you all order/arranged

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he ordenado I have order/arranged	I have order/arranged
tú	has ordenado you have order/arranged	you have order/arranged
él/ella/usted	ha ordenado he/she/you have order/arranged	he/she/you have order/arranged
nosotros	hemos ordenado we have order/arranged	we have order/arranged
vosotros	habéis ordenado you all have order/arranged	you all have order/arranged
ellos/ustedes	han ordenado they/you all have order/arranged	they/you all have order/arranged

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había ordenado I had order/arranged	I had order/arranged
tú	habías ordenado you had order/arranged	you had order/arranged
él/ella/usted	había ordenado he/she/you had order/arranged	he/she/you had order/arranged
nosotros	habíamos ordenado we had order/arranged	we had order/arranged
vosotros	habíais ordenado you all had order/arranged	you all had order/arranged
ellos/ustedes	habían ordenado they/you all had order/arranged	they/you all had order/arranged

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube ordenado I had order/arranged	I had order/arranged
tú	hubiste ordenado you had order/arranged	you had order/arranged
él/ella/usted	hubo ordenado he/she/you had order/arranged	he/she/you had order/arranged
nosotros	hubimos ordenado we had order/arranged	we had order/arranged
vosotros	hubisteis ordenado you all had order/arranged	you all had order/arranged
ellos/ustedes	hubieron ordenado they/you all had order/arranged	they/you all had order/arranged

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré ordenado I will have order/arranged	I will have order/arranged
tú	habrás ordenado you will have order/arranged	you will have order/arranged
él/ella/usted	habrá ordenado he/she/you will have order/arranged	he/she/you will have order/arranged
nosotros	habremos ordenado we will have order/arranged	we will have order/arranged
vosotros	habréis ordenado you all will have order/arranged	you all will have order/arranged
ellos/ustedes	habrán ordenado they/you all will have order/arranged	they/you all will have order/arranged

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría ordenado I would have order/arranged	I would have order/arranged
tú	habrías ordenado you would have order/arranged	you would have order/arranged
él/ella/usted	habría ordenado he/she/you would have order/arranged	he/she/you would have order/arranged
nosotros	habríamos ordenado we would have order/arranged	we would have order/arranged
vosotros	habríais ordenado you all would have order/arranged	you all would have order/arranged
ellos/ustedes	habrían ordenado they/you all would have order/arranged	they/you all would have order/arranged

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya ordenado that I have order/arranged	that I have order/arranged
tú	hayas ordenado that you have order/arranged	that you have order/arranged
él/ella/usted	haya ordenado that he/she/you have order/arranged	that he/she/you have order/arranged
nosotros	hayamos ordenado that we have order/arranged	that we have order/arranged
vosotros	hayáis ordenado that you all have order/arranged	that you all have order/arranged
ellos/ustedes	hayan ordenado that they/you all have order/arranged	that they/you all have order/arranged

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera ordenado that I had order/arranged	that I had order/arranged
tú	hubieras ordenado that you had order/arranged	that you had order/arranged
él/ella/usted	hubiera ordenado that he/she/you had order/arranged	that he/she/you had order/arranged
nosotros	hubiéramos ordenado that we had order/arranged	that we had order/arranged
vosotros	hubierais ordenado that you all had order/arranged	that you all had order/arranged
ellos/ustedes	hubieran ordenado that they/you all had order/arranged	that they/you all had order/arranged

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	ordena	order/arrange! (you)
usted	ordene	order/arrange! (you formal)
nosotros	ordenemos	let's order/arrange!
vosotros	ordenad	order/arrange! (you all)
ustedes	ordenen	order/arrange! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no ordenes	don't order/arrange! (you)
usted	no ordene	don't order/arrange! (you formal)
nosotros	no ordenemos	let's not order/arrange!
vosotros	no ordenéis	don't order/arrange! (you all)
ustedes	no ordenen	don't order/arrange! (you all)

More About "ordenar"

Examples in Context

Ordené mi habitación.

I tidied up my room.

Preterite

Ordeno los documentos.

I organize the documents.

Present

Ha ordenado la comida.

He/She has ordered the food.

Present Perfect

Ordenaré por fecha.

I will order by date.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

mandar(to order, to command)

More about giving orders

organizar(to organize)

When meaning to arrange or organize

Antonyms:

desordenar(to mess up, to disorder)

Usage Notes

•Ordenar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meanings: to order (command), to arrange, to tidy up
•Can mean to order food or command someone

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