il ordonna

ordered

→ ordonner
ordonn to order, to command + a 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #23,336
ordered Past simple (passé simple), used mostly in writing for past events.
FR: Le juge ordonna le silence dans la salle.
EN: The judge ordered silence in the courtroom.
Conjugation of ordonner
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third ordonna

Il leur ordonna de libérer les prisonniers.

He ordered them to release the prisoners.

Il m'ordonna de me lever.

He ordered me to stand up.

Ken ordonna à son chien d'attendre .

Ken ordered his dog to wait there.

Elle lui ordonna de le faire.

She ordered him to do it.

On ordonna aux forces britanniques de saisir les armes.

British forces were ordered to seize the weapons.

Le professeur ordonna que la salle de classe soit nettoyée.

The teacher ordered the classroom to be cleaned.

Sur le chemin de Mexico, on lui ordonna de revenir.

On the way to Mexico City, he was ordered to turn back.

— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)

Il m'ordonna de quitter la chambre immédiatement.

He ordered me to leave the room immediately.

Mme White ordonna à Tom de rester après l'école.

Mrs. White ordered Tom to stay after school.

Elle lui ordonna de nettoyer sa chambre.

She ordered him to clean his room.

Le gouverneur ordonna une enquête.

The governor ordered an investigation.

Le général ordonna le massacre de tous les prisonniers de guerre.

The general ordered the massacre of all prisoners of war.

Son docteur lui ordonna de se reposer.

His doctor ordered him to rest.

Tom ordonna à Mary de le faire.

Tom ordered Mary to do it.

Il m'ordonna de laisser la fenêtre ouverte.

He ordered me to leave the window open.