coordinar

Coordinar is a Spanish verb that means to organize and harmonize people, resources, and activities so that they work together toward a common objective. It can denote arranging schedules, coordinating tasks, or aligning various elements of a project or operation.

Origin and usage: The term combines the prefix co- (together) with a root related to ordenar or ordenar, reflecting the notion of ordering together. It is widely used across Spanish-speaking regions in business, government, education, and daily planning.

In practice, coordinar is used to describe actions such as coordinating a team, coordinating logistics, or coordinating a schedule. It is often followed by con to specify the party with whom one coordinates (coordinar con alguien) and by objects such as actividades, recursos, or horarios. The reflexive form coordinarse indicates coordinating with others, as in coordinarse con el equipo. It is commonly contrasted with sincronizar, which emphasizes timing rather than the broader organization.

Conjugation: Coordinar is a regular -ar verb. Present indicative: coordino, coordinas, coordina, coordinamos, coordináis, coordinan. Preterite: coordiné, coordinaste, coordinó, coordinamos, coordinasteis, coordinaron. Subjunctive present: coordine, coordines, coordine, coordinemos, coordinéis, coordinen. Imperfect: coordinaba, coordinabas, coordinaba, coordinábamos, coordinabais, coordinaban. Participle: coordinado; gerund: coordinando.

In Spanish-language sources, coordination is referred to as coordinación, and a person who coordinates may be called coordinador or coordinadora. See also coordination, project management, logistics, teamwork.