ordnen

B1

to arrange

English meaning
to arrange
Vocabulary package
Organisation & Planning

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ordnen in a sentence

Letztes Wochenende habe ich meine Papiere geordnet.

Last weekend I organized my papers.

Conjugation of ordnen

ichordne
duordnest
er/sie/esordnet
wirordnen
ihrordnet
sie/Sieordnen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
ordnete
Perfect
hat geordnet

Word family

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Where ordnen comes from

Der Begriff geht zurück auf mittelhochdeutsch ordenen sowie althochdeutsch ordinon und wurde aus lateinisch ordinare „anordnen, in Reihe bringen“ entlehnt

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Questions about ordnen

How do you conjugate ordnen?

Present tense: ordne, ordnest, ordnet, ordnen, ordnet, ordnen. Simple past: ordnete. Perfect: hat geordnet.

What does ordnen mean in English?

ordnen means "to arrange". For example: "Letztes Wochenende habe ich meine Papiere geordnet." — "Last weekend I organized my papers."

What level is ordnen in German?

ordnen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the organisation & planning vocabulary.

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