preparera
Swedish edit
Verb edit
preparera (present preparerar, preterite preparerade, supine preparerat, imperative preparera)
- to prepare, to set up
- Synonym: förbereda
- preparera en skidbacke
- prepare a ski slope
- preparera ett biologiskt prov
- prepare a biological sample
Usage notes edit
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 edit
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. | ||||