comandare

to command

verb koh-mahn-DAH-reh Rare

Origin: From Late Latin commandare, from com- + mandare (to entrust).

Also means

to be in charge

Usage Note

Comandare takes avere as its auxiliary. It can be transitive (comandare un esercito, to command an army) or intransitive (chi comanda qui?, who is in charge here?). The derived noun il comando (command, headquarters) is very common.

Examples

"Il generale comanda le truppe sul campo."

Natural Translation

The general commands the troops in the field.

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