mando
mándo with stress marks
order or command
Usage Note
Mando is borrowed from Spanish mando (command) and is used in military, organizational, and everyday contexts to mean an order or the act of commanding. It commonly appears in the phrase nasa ilalim ng mando, meaning under the command of.
Examples
" Sundin mo ang mando. "
Natural Translation
Follow the command.
Literal Translation
Follow you the command.
" Susundin ko ang mando mo. "
Natural Translation
I will follow your command.
Literal Translation
Will follow I the command your.
" Ang buong tropa ay nasa ilalim ng mando ng heneral hangga't hindi natatapos ang operasyon. "
Natural Translation
The whole troop is under the general's command until the operation is finished.
Literal Translation
The whole troop is at under of command of-the general as-long-as not finished the operation.
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