ellos ordenaron

ordered, told

→ ordenar
orden to tidy, to put in order + aron 3rd-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #45,504
ordered, told Often used for giving someone an instruction or command.
SP: Me ordenaron esperar afuera.
EN: They ordered me to wait outside.
Conjugation of ordenar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First ordené ordenamos
Second ordenaste —
Third ordenó ordenaron

Los necesito para una misión que me ordenaron armar.

I need them for a mission I was ordered to put together.

Entraron porque se lo ordenaron.

They entered because they were ordered to.

— Cuestión De Honor (1992)

Ordenaron construir una nueva bomba.

They ordered a new bomb to be built.

Nos ordenaron venir aquí y reunirnos con usted lo antes posible.

We were ordered to come here and meet with you as soon as possible.

— Demon Slayer: Mugen Train La película (2020)

Hice lo que me ordenaron hacer.

I did what I was ordered to do.

A Tom le ordenaron no volver a hacerlo.

Tom was ordered not to do it again.