| Example in Japanese | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| 今夜の子守を忘れないように 命ずる | Remind her, she's babysitting tonight. |
| 全ての若い乙女たちは 自宅に残るように 命ずる | All young maidens are hereby commanded to remain in their home until visited by the Royal Guard. |
| それで、神はアブラハムにイサクを殺すように 命じた | That's why he told Abraham to kill him. |
| それで、神はアブラハムにイサクを殺すように 命じた 食べる為に？ とんでもない | That's why he told Abraham to kill him. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azeri | buyurmaq | Catalan | comandar |
| Dutch | aanvoeren,bevelen, gebieden, sommeren | English | command |
| Esperanto | komandi | Estonian | käsutama |
| Finnish | komentaa | German | gebieten, kommandieren |
| Greek | διατάζω, προστάζω | Hungarian | vezényel |
| Indonesian | berwibawa, perintahkan | Lithuanian | įsakinėti, liepti, nurodyti |
| Macedonian | заповеда, командува | Norwegian | bjoda, bjode, kommandere |
| Polish | dowodzić, hetmanić, komenderować, rozkazać, rozkazywać, zakomenderować | Portuguese | capitanear, comandar |
| Russian | командовать, повелевать, повелеть, скомандовать | Spanish | acaudillar, capitanear |
| Thai | บังคับบัญชา | Vietnamese | chỉ đạo, chỉ huy, lệnh |
