prepara

See also: prepará, prépara, and preparà

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pɾəˈpa.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [pɾeˈpa.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɾa

Verb

prepara

1. inflection of preparar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish preparar (“to prepare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾepaˈɾa/ [pɾe.pa.ˈɾa]
• Hyphenation: pre‧pa‧ra

Verb

prepará

1. to prepare

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for prepara

	Zamboanga City	Cavite
tense	prepara
past	ya prepara
present	ta prepara
future	ay prepara; prepara; el prepara; (rural/archaic) ey prepara	di prepara
gerund	preparando	?
past participle	preparao; preparado
infinitive	prepara
manner	preparada
reciprocal	preparahan
reciprocal past	ya man preparahan; ya'n preparahan
reciprocal present	ta man preparahan; ta'n preparahan
reciprocal future	ay man preparahan; man preparahan; el man preparahan; (rural/archaic) ey man preparahan
reciprocal infinitive	man preparahan

Related terms

• preparacion
• preparada
• preparado
• preparao

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto prepari

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Italian -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto prepara

From prepari (“to prepare”) + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /preˈpara/
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: pre‧pa‧ra

Adjective

prepara (accusative singular preparan, plural preparaj, accusative plural preparajn)

1. preparatory
   • 1907, Kabe, chapter 12, in La Faraono, part 3, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:

     Samtempe oni decidis, ke la edziĝa ceremonio havos lokon post kelke da tagoj, ĉar Tutmozis, kiel la ĉefo de la gvardio, ne havas tempon por tro longaj preparaj solenoj.

     At the same time they decided the wedding would take place several days later, for Tutmosis, as head of the guard, had no time for too long preparatory ceremonies.

Galician

Verb

prepara

1. inflection of preparar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Verb

prepara

1. inflection of preparare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• rappare, rapperà

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈpa.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈpa.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -aɾɐ
• Hyphenation: pre‧pa‧ra

Verb

prepara

1. inflection of preparar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French préparer, Latin praeparāre.

Verb

a prepara (third-person singular present prepară, past participle preparat, third-person subjunctive prepare) 1st conjugation

1. to prepare

   Synonym: pregăti

2. to cook

   Synonym: găti

Conjugation

    conjugation of prepara (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a prepara
gerund			preparând
past participle			preparat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	prepar	prepari	prepară	preparăm	preparați	prepară
	imperfect	preparam	preparai	prepara	preparam	preparați	preparau
	simple perfect	preparai	preparași	prepară	prepararăm	prepararăți	preparară
	pluperfect	preparasem	preparaseși	preparase	preparaserăm	preparaserăți	preparaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să prepar	să prepari	să prepare	să preparăm	să preparați	să prepare
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		prepară			preparați
	negative		nu prepara			nu preparați

Derived terms

• preparare

Related terms

• preparație

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeˈpaɾa/ [pɾeˈpa.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: pre‧pa‧ra

Verb

prepara

1. inflection of preparar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative