La orden está clara.

The instruction is clear.

Breakdown of La orden está clara.

• estar: to be
• claro: clear
• la orden: the instruction

Questions & Answers about La orden está clara.

Why is it la orden and not el orden?

Because orden changes meaning with gender.

• la orden = order in the sense of a command or instruction
• el orden = order in the sense of arrangement, tidiness, or sequence

So in La orden está clara, the feminine article la tells you that orden means command/order.

A useful extra note: la orden can also mean a religious order, depending on context.

Why is the verb está and not es?

Spanish often uses estar with adjectives when talking about a state, condition, or how something is perceived at the moment.

So La orden está clara means the order is clear, understandable, not confusing.

If you said La orden es clara, it would not be impossible, but it sounds more like you are describing the order as inherently clear or characteristically clear. In many everyday situations, está clara sounds more natural.

Why does it say clara and not claro?