preparera

Swedish

Verb

preparera (present preparerar, preterite preparerade, supine preparerat, imperative preparera)

to prepare, to set up
Preparera en skidbacke
Prepare a ski slope

Preparera ett biologiskt prov
Prepare a biological sample

Synonym: förbereda

Usage notes

Usually of something concrete and in the sense of "process to make ready for use." More technical-sounding compared to English prepare. The everyday word for prepare is förbereda.

Conjugation

Conjugation of preparera (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	preparera		prepareras
Supine	preparerat		preparerats
Imperative	preparera		—
Imper. plural¹	prepareren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	preparerar	preparerade	prepareras	preparerades
Ind. plural¹	preparera	preparerade	prepareras	preparerades
Subjunctive²	preparere	preparerade	prepareres	preparerades
	Participles
Present participle	preparerande
Past participle	preparerad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

preparera in Svensk ordbok (SO)
preparera in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
preparera in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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