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preparar
preparar
Asturian
Verb
preparar (first-person singular indicative present preparo, past participle preparáu)
- to prepare
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin praeparāre, present active infinitive of praeparō (“I prepare”).
Verb
preparar (first-person singular present preparo, past participle preparat)
- to prepare
Conjugation
| infinitive | preparar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | preparant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | preparat | preparada | |||||
| plural | preparats | preparades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
| present | preparo | prepares | prepara | preparem | prepareu | preparen | |
| imperfect | preparava | preparaves | preparava | preparàvem | preparàveu | preparaven | |
| future | prepararé | prepararàs | prepararà | prepararem | preparareu | prepararan | |
| preterite | preparí | preparares | preparà | preparàrem | preparàreu | prepararen | |
| conditional | prepararia | prepararies | prepararia | prepararíem | prepararíeu | prepararien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
| present | prepari | preparis | prepari | preparem | prepareu | preparin | |
| imperfect | preparés | preparessis | preparés | preparéssim | preparéssiu | preparessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| — | prepara | prepari | preparem | prepareu | preparin | ||
Derived terms
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowing from Spanish preparar, from Latin praeparāre, present active infinitive of praeparō (“I prepare”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pre‧pa‧rar
Verb
preparar
- To prepare.
Synonyms
- (prepare): andam
Galician
Etymology
From Latin praeparāre.
Verb
preparar (first-person singular present preparo, first-person singular preterite preparei, past participle preparado)
- to prepare
Conjugation
| infinitive | preparar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | preparando | ||||||
| past participle | singular | plural | |||||
| masculine | preparado | preparados | |||||
| feminine | preparada | preparadas | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
| present | preparo | preparas | prepara | preparamos | preparades | preparan | |
| imperfect | preparaba | preparabas | preparaba | preparabamos | preparabades | preparaban | |
| preterite | preparei | preparaches | preparou | preparamos | preparastes | prepararon | |
| pluperfect | preparara | prepararas | preparara | prepararamos | prepararades | prepararan | |
| future | prepararei | prepararás | preparará | prepararemos | prepararedes | prepararán | |
| conditional | prepararía | prepararías | prepararía | preparariamos | preparariades | prepararían | |
| subjunctive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
| present | prepare | prepares | prepare | preparemos | preparedes | preparen | |
| preterite | preparase | preparases | preparase | preparásemos | preparásedes | preparasen | |
| future | preparar | preparares | preparar | prepararmos | preparardes | prepararen | |
| imperative | — | ti | Vde. | nós | vós | Vdes. | |
| affirmative | — | prepara | prepare | preparemos | preparade | preparen | |
| negative | — | prepares | prepare | preparemos | preparedes | preparen | |
| personal infinitive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
| preparar | preparares | preparar | prepararmos | preparardes | prepararen | ||
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin praeparāre, present active infinitive of praeparō (“I prepare”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨpɐˈɾaɾ/
Verb
preparar (first-person singular present indicative preparo, past participle preparado)
Quotations
For usage examples of this term, see Citations:preparar.
Conjugation
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin praeparāre, present active infinitive of praeparō (“I prepare”).
Verb
preparar (first-person singular present preparo, first-person singular preterite preparé, past participle preparado)
- to prepare
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not be attested. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive preparar | |||||||
| dative | prepararme | prepararte, prepararle | prepararle, prepararse | prepararnos | prepararos, prepararles | prepararles, prepararse | |
| accusative | prepararme | prepararte, prepararlo, prepararla | prepararlo, prepararla, prepararse | prepararnos | prepararos, prepararlos, prepararlas | prepararlos, prepararlas, prepararse | |
| with gerund preparando | |||||||
| dative | preparándome | preparándote, preparándole | preparándole, preparándose | preparándonos | preparándoos, preparándoles | preparándoles, preparándose | |
| accusative | preparándome | preparándote, preparándolo, preparándola | preparándolo, preparándola, preparándose | preparándonos | preparándoos, preparándolos, preparándolas | preparándolos, preparándolas, preparándose | |
| with informal second-person singular imperative prepara | |||||||
| dative | preparame | preparate, preparale | preparale | preparanos | preparaos, preparales | preparales | |
| accusative | preparame | preparate, preparalo, preparala | preparalo, preparala | preparanos | preparaos, preparalos, preparalas | preparalos, preparalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative prepare | |||||||
| dative | prepáreme | prepárete, prepárele | prepárele, prepárese | prepárenos | prepáreles | prepáreles, prepárese | |
| accusative | prepáreme | prepárete, prepárelo, prepárela | prepárelo, prepárela, prepárese | prepárenos | prepárelos, prepárelas | prepárelos, prepárelas, prepárese | |
| with first-person plural imperative preparemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | preparémosle | preparémosle | preparémonos | preparémosles | preparémosles | |
| accusative | not used | preparémoslo, preparémosla | preparémoslo, preparémosla | preparémonos | preparémoslos, preparémoslas | preparémoslos, preparémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative preparad | |||||||
| dative | preparadme | preparadle | preparadle | preparadnos | preparaos, preparadles | preparadles | |
| accusative | preparadme | preparadlo, preparadla | preparadlo, preparadla | preparadnos | preparaos, preparadlos, preparadlas | preparadlos, preparadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative preparen | |||||||
| dative | prepárenme | prepárente, prepárenle | prepárenle, prepárense | prepárenos | prepárenles | prepárenles, prepárense | |
| accusative | prepárenme | prepárente, prepárenlo, prepárenla | prepárenlo, prepárenla, prepárense | prepárenos | prepárenlos, prepárenlas | prepárenlos, prepárenlas, prepárense | |
Related terms
References
- “preparar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.