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ITALIAN VERB

ordinare

to order (food or drink)

  • #185 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: ordinato
  • Gerund: ordinando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I order
  2. tu you order
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she orders
  4. noi we order
  5. voi you all order
  6. loro they order

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I ordered
  2. tu you ordered
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she ordered
  4. noi we ordered
  5. voi you all ordered
  6. loro they ordered

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to order
  2. tu you used to order
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to order
  4. noi we used to order
  5. voi you all used to order
  6. loro they used to order

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will order
  2. tu you will order
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will order
  4. noi we will order
  5. voi you all will order
  6. loro they will order

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would order
  2. tu you would order
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would order
  4. noi we would order
  5. voi you all would order
  6. loro they would order

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I order
  2. tu (that) you order
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she order
  4. noi (that) we order
  5. voi (that) you all order
  6. loro (that) they order

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu order!
  2. Lei order! (formal)
  3. noi order! (let’s)
  4. voi order! (all of you)

How to use ordinare

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ordino io per tutti, va bene?

    I'll order for everyone, okay?

  2. Past

    Abbiamo ordinato due pizze e una birra.

    We ordered two pizzas and a beer.

  3. Imperfect

    Al bar ordinava sempre un cappuccino.

    At the café she always ordered a cappuccino.

  4. Future

    Ordineremo il dolce dopo, forse.

    We'll order dessert later, maybe.

  5. Conditional

    Ordinerei il pesce, qui è freschissimo.

    I'd order the fish, it's really fresh here.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preferisco che ordini tu, conosci il menù.

    I'd rather you ordered, you know the menu.

  7. Imperative

    Ordina anche per me, torno subito.

    Order for me too, I'll be right back.

Good to know

  • Ordinare is also to put in order: ordinare la camera.
  • Ordiniamo? is shall we order? at a restaurant.

Where you hear ordinare

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Ordino il pesce e un bicchiere di vino. I'll order the fish and a glass of wine.
  • Avevo ordinato il pesce, non la carne. I had ordered the fish, not the meat.
  • Stasera ordineremo la pizza. Tonight we'll order pizza.

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • Ordino il pesce e un bicchiere di vino. I'll order the fish and a glass of wine.
  • Avevo ordinato il pesce, non la carne. I had ordered the fish, not the meat.
  • Stasera ordineremo la pizza. Tonight we'll order pizza.
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A Guest Complains

Intermediate Level 1 · Avevo ordinato il pesce, non la carne.

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Three Hundred Loaves

Advanced Level 3 · La ordino oggi. E i turni di notte?

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.