kommandieren

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French commander, from Latin commandare.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔmanˈdiːrən/, [-ˈdiːʁən], [-ˈdiː.ɐn], [-ˈdiɐ̯n]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

kommandieren (weak, third-person singular present kommandiert, past tense kommandierte, past participle kommandiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (military, intransitive) to command; to be in command, in charge
  2. (military, transitive) to command (a unit); to be the commanding officer of
  3. (military, transitive, with some specifying adverb) to command (a soldier) to go to some place or assume some position

Usage notes[edit]

  • Not usually followed zu + infinitive (as in “command to do something”). For that, preferably use befehlen or beauftragen.

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