preparar

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeparāre (“to prepare”).

Verb

preparar (first-person singular indicative present preparo, past participle preparáu)

1. to prepare

Related terms

• preparación

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeparāre (“to prepare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pɾə.pəˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾe.paˈɾaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [pɾe.paˈɾa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

preparar (first-person singular present preparo, first-person singular preterite preparí, past participle preparat)

1. to prepare

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of preparar (first conjugation)

infinitive			preparar
gerund			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
	affirmative	—	prepara	prepari	preparem	prepareu	preparin
	negative (no)	—	no preparis	no prepari	no preparem	no prepareu	no preparin

Related terms

• parar
• preparació

Cebuano

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Latin prae

Latin parō

Latin praeparārelbor.

Spanish prepararbor.

Cebuano preparar

Borrowed from Spanish preparar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pre‧pa‧rar
• IPA^(key): /pɾeˈpaɾaɾ/ [pɾ̪eˈpaː.ɾ̪aɾ̪]

Verb

preparar

1. to prepare

   Synonym: andam

Central Bikol

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Latin prae

Latin parō

Latin praeparārelbor.

Spanish prepararbor.

Central Bikol preparar

Borrowed from Spanish preparar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾepaˈɾaɾ/ [pɾe.paˈɾaɾ]
• Hyphenation: pre‧pa‧rar

Verb

preparár (plural prereparar, Basahan spelling ᜉ᜔ᜍᜒᜉᜍᜍ᜔)

1. to prepare, to ready

   Synonyms: handa, andam

Derived terms

• magpreparar
• pagpreparar
• prepararon

Related terms

• preparado
• preparasiyon

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Latin prae

Latin parō

Latin praeparō, praeparārelbor.

Galician preparar

Learned borrowing from Latin praeparō, praeparāre.

Verb

preparar (first-person singular present preparo, first-person singular preterite preparei, past participle preparado)

1. to prepare

Conjugation

    Conjugation of preparar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	preparar
Personal	preparar	preparares	preparar	prepararmos	preparardes	prepararen
Gerund
	preparando
Past participle
Masculine	preparado			preparados
Feminine	preparada			preparadas
Indicative
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
Present	prepare	prepares	prepare	preparemos	preparedes	preparen
Imperfect	preparase	preparases	preparase	preparásemos	preparásedes	preparasen
Future	preparar	preparares	preparar	prepararmos	preparardes	prepararen
Imperative
Affirmative		prepara	prepare	preparemos	preparade	preparen
Negative (non)		non prepares	non prepare	non preparemos	non preparedes	non preparen

    Reintegrated conjugation of preparar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	preparar
Personal	preparar	preparares	preparar	prepararmos	preparardes	prepararem
Gerund
	preparando
Past participle
Masculine	preparado			preparados
Feminine	preparada			preparadas
Indicative
Present	preparo	preparas	prepara	preparamos	preparades, preparais	preparam
Imperfect	preparava	preparavas	preparava	preparávamos	preparávades, preparáveis, preparávais1	preparavam
Preterite	preparei	preparaste, preparache1	preparou	preparamos	preparastes	preparárom, prepararam
Pluperfect	preparara	prepararas	preparara	preparáramos	preparárades, preparáreis, preparárais1	prepararam
Future	prepararei	prepararás	preparará	prepararemos	prepararedes, preparareis	prepararám, prepararão
Conditional	prepararia	prepararias	prepararia	prepararíamos	prepararíades, prepararíeis, prepararíais1	preparariam
Subjunctive
Present	prepare	prepares	prepare	preparemos	preparedes, prepareis	preparem
Imperfect	preparasse	preparasses	preparasse	preparássemos	preparássedes, preparásseis	preparassem
Future	preparar	preparares	preparar	prepararmos	preparardes	prepararem
Imperative
Affirmative		prepara	prepare	preparemos	preparade, preparai	preparem
Negative (nom)		nom prepares	nom prepare	nom preparemos	nom preparedes, nom prepareis	nom preparem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• parar
• preparación
• preparado

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Latin prae

Latin parō

Latin praeparārelbor.

Portuguese preparar

Learned borrowing from Latin praeparāre (“to prepare”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.paˈɾa(ʁ)/ [pɾe.paˈɾa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.paˈɾa(ʁ)/ [pɾe.paˈɾa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pɾe.paˈɾa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾe.paˈɾa(ʁ)/ [pɾe.paˈɾa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /pɾe.paˈɾa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.pɐˈɾaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.pɐˈɾaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.pɐˈɾa.ɾi/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

Verb

preparar (first-person singular present preparo, first-person singular preterite preparei, past participle preparado)

1. (transitive) to prepare, to get ready (to make ready for a specific future purpose)

   Synonym: aprontar

2. (transitive) to cook, to prepare

   Synonyms: aprontar, fazer

   • 2015, Jo Takahashi, Izakaya: Por dentro dos botecos japoneses, Editora Melhoramentos, →ISBN, pages 194–195:

     Okonomiyaki: Vulgarmente conhecida como "pizza japonesa", é uma espécie de panqueca assada em chapa quente, sobre a qual são dispostos frutos do mar, vegetais e até queijo. Okonomi significa "ao seu gosto", e, em alguns restaurantes especializados, o próprio cliente prepara o seu prato, à frente de uma chapa, misturando os ingredientes de sua preferência. Geralmente é finalizado com maionese, tarê (molho adocicado de shoyu) e katsuobushi.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. to plan

Conjugation

    Conjugation of preparar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	preparar
Personal	preparar	preparares	preparar	prepararmos	preparardes	prepararem
Gerund
	preparando
Past participle
Masculine	preparado			preparados
Feminine	preparada			preparadas
Indicative
Present	preparo	preparas	prepara	preparamos	preparais	preparam
Imperfect	preparava	preparavas	preparava	preparávamos	preparáveis	preparavam
Preterite	preparei	preparaste	preparou	preparamos1, preparámos2	preparastes	prepararam
Pluperfect	preparara	prepararas	preparara	preparáramos	preparáreis	prepararam
Future	prepararei	prepararás	preparará	prepararemos	preparareis	prepararão
Conditional	prepararia	prepararias	prepararia	prepararíamos	prepararíeis	preparariam
Subjunctive
Present	prepare	prepares	prepare	preparemos	prepareis	preparem
Imperfect	preparasse	preparasses	preparasse	preparássemos	preparásseis	preparassem
Future	preparar	preparares	preparar	prepararmos	preparardes	prepararem
Imperative
Affirmative		prepara	prepare	preparemos	preparai	preparem
Negative (não)		não prepares	não prepare	não preparemos	não prepareis	não preparem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• parar
• preparação

Further reading

• “preparar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “preparar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Latin prae

Latin parō

Latin praeparārelbor.

Spanish preparar

Learned borrowing from Latin praeparāre (“to prepare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾepaˈɾaɾ/ [pɾe.paˈɾaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pre‧pa‧rar

Verb

preparar (first-person singular present preparo, first-person singular preterite preparé, past participle preparado)

1. (transitive, reflexive) to prepare

Conjugation

    Conjugation of preparar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			preparar
gerund			preparando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		preparado		preparada
		plural		preparados		preparadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	preparo	preparastú preparásvos	prepara	preparamos	preparáis	preparan
	imperfect	preparaba	preparabas	preparaba	preparábamos	preparabais	preparaban
	preterite	preparé	preparaste	preparó	preparamos	preparasteis	prepararon
	future	prepararé	prepararás	preparará	prepararemos	prepararéis	prepararán
	conditional	prepararía	prepararías	prepararía	prepararíamos	prepararíais	prepararían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	prepare	preparestú preparésvos2	prepare	preparemos	preparéis	preparen
	imperfect (ra)	preparara	prepararas	preparara	preparáramos	prepararais	prepararan
	imperfect (se)	preparase	preparases	preparase	preparásemos	preparaseis	preparasen
	future1	preparare	preparares	preparare	preparáremos	preparareis	prepararen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		preparatú preparávos	prepare	preparemos	preparad	preparen
	negative		no prepares	no prepare	no preparemos	no preparéis	no preparen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of preparar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. 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, prepararse	prepararnos	prepararos	prepararles, prepararse
	accusative	prepararme	prepararte	prepararlo, prepararla, prepararse	prepararnos	prepararos	prepararlos, prepararlas, prepararse
with gerund preparando	dative	preparándome	preparándote	preparándole, preparándose	preparándonos	preparándoos	preparándoles, preparándose
	accusative	preparándome	preparándote	preparándolo, preparándola, preparándose	preparándonos	preparándoos	preparándolos, preparándolas, preparándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative prepara	dative	prepárame	prepárate	prepárale	prepáranos	not used	prepárales
	accusative	prepárame	prepárate	prepáralo, prepárala	prepáranos	not used	prepáralos, prepáralas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative prepará	dative	preparame	preparate	preparale	preparanos	not used	preparales
	accusative	preparame	preparate	preparalo, preparala	preparanos	not used	preparalos, preparalas
with formal second-person singular imperative prepare	dative	prepáreme	not used	prepárele, prepárese	prepárenos	not used	prepáreles
	accusative	prepáreme	not used	prepárelo, prepárela, prepárese	prepárenos	not used	prepárelos, prepárelas
with first-person plural imperative preparemos	dative	not used	preparémoste	preparémosle	preparémonos	preparémoos	preparémosles
	accusative	not used	preparémoste	preparémoslo, preparémosla	preparémonos	preparémoos	preparémoslos, preparémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative preparad	dative	preparadme	not used	preparadle	preparadnos	preparaos	preparadles
	accusative	preparadme	not used	preparadlo, preparadla	preparadnos	preparaos	preparadlos, preparadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative preparen	dative	prepárenme	not used	prepárenle	prepárennos	not used	prepárenles, prepárense
	accusative	prepárenme	not used	prepárenlo, prepárenla	prepárennos	not used	prepárenlos, prepárenlas, prepárense

Related terms

• parar
• preparación
• preparado
• preparador
• prepararse

Further reading

• “preparar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025