# 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: (Central) [ku.mənˈda]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ko.mənˈda]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ko.manˈdaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

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

#### Derived terms

* comandament
* comandant

#### Related terms

* comanda

### Further reading

* “comandar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “comandar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “comandar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* commandar (obsolete)

### Etymology

Borrowed from French commander, from Latin commandāre, variant of commendāre. Doublet of encomendar.

### Pronunciation

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

### Verb

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

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* comanda
* comandante
* comando
* comendar
* mandar

### References

* ↑ “comandar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “comandar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /komanˈdaɾ/ [ko.mãn̪ˈd̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: co‧man‧dar

### Verb

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

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* comandamiento
* comandante
* comando

#### Related terms

* comanda

### References

* ↑ “comandar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Further reading

* “comandar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Venetan
### Etymology

From Latin commandāre, variant of commendāre.

### Verb

comandar
* (transitive) to command, order
* (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

* ordenar