ordenáis

Ordenáis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb ordenar. It is used in Spain with the vosotros form to address a group informally and means you all order, you all arrange, or you all organize. The sense can range from giving commands to arranging items or activities.

In many other Spanish-speaking regions, especially Latin America, the vos form is not used and the corresponding form would be ordenan (usted/ustedes order) in the present indicative. Therefore, ordenar follows the regular -ar conjugation pattern in the present tense for vosotros: ordenáis, ordenáis, etc.

Grammatical notes: ordenar is a regular -ar verb in the present indicative. The accent on the í marks the stress on the last syllable of ordenáis (or-de-náis). Other forms include ordeno, ordenas, ordena, ordenamos, ordenáis, ordenan. The verb has multiple senses, including to order as in to command, to arrange or organize, and to sort or classify items.

Examples:

- Vosotros ordenáis los libros por temáticas en la biblioteca. (You all arrange the books by subject in the library.)

- ¿Qué ordenáis para la cena? (What are you all ordering/deciding for dinner?) Note: for ordering food in a restaurant, Spanish commonly uses pedir rather than ordenar.

Etymology: ordenar comes from Latin ordinare, meaning to put in order or to arrange, with the modern forms adapting through the Romance language evolution.