ordentlich
Translation
tidy, neat, orderly, proper
Examples
Sein Zimmer ist immer ordentlich.
His room is always tidy.
Er hat einen ordentlichen Beruf.
He has a proper job.
Wir haben ordentlich gegessen.
We ate a great deal.
Grammar Patterns
to be tidy/orderly His room is always tidy.
a proper/decent + Noun He has a proper job.
ordentlich + Verb (adverb) a lot, considerably We ate a great deal.
Similar Words
Synonyms: aufgeräumt (tidied up), sauber (clean), anständig (decent); Antonym: unordentlich (untidy)
Etymology
Derived from the noun 'die Ordnung' (order) plus the adjectival suffix '-lich', similar to '-ly' or '-ly' in English.
Memory Tips
If you have 'Ordnung' (order), then things are 'ordentlich' (orderly/tidy).