verb
to arrange
B1
Meaning: to arrange — to order, organize or put things in order; used for objects, files or ideas. Regular weak verb; participle: geordnet; auxiliary: haben (hat geordnet). Non-reflexive, not separable. Imperative: Ordne! / Ordnet!. Common in household, office and abstract contexts.
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Ich ordne die Dokumente im Büro.
I'm organizing the documents in the office.
Sie ordnete die Dokumente.
She organized the documents.
Die Sekretärin ordnete die Unterlagen, damit der Direktor die Informationen schnell finden konnte.
The secretary organized the documents so that the director could find the information quickly.
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Imagine putting files in an orderly stack—'ordnen' = arrange.
Sounds like English 'order' which helps remember 'ordnen' = to arrange/order.
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A regular weak verb used for arranging, ordering, or sorting things. Not separable and uses 'haben' in perfect tenses.