vorbereiten

A2

prepare

English meaning
prepare
Vocabulary package
Organisation & Planning

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vorbereiten in a sentence

Morgen mache ich eine Party. Ich muss noch viel dafür vorbereiten.

Tomorrow I'm having a party. I still need to prepare a lot for it.

Conjugation of vorbereiten

vorbereiten is a separable verb — the prefix splits off and goes to the end of the clause.

ichbereite vor
dubereitest vor
er/sie/esbereitet vor
wirbereiten vor
ihrbereitet vor
sie/Siebereiten vor
Simple past (er/sie/es)
bereitete vor
Perfect
hat vorbereitet

Word family

vorbereiten is built from reiten (ride (horse)). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Questions about vorbereiten

How do you conjugate vorbereiten?

Present tense: bereite vor, bereitest vor, bereitet vor, bereiten vor, bereitet vor, bereiten vor. Simple past: bereitete vor. Perfect: hat vorbereitet. vorbereiten is a separable verb, so the prefix moves to the end of the clause.

What does vorbereiten mean in English?

vorbereiten means "prepare". For example: "Morgen mache ich eine Party. Ich muss noch viel dafür vorbereiten." — "Tomorrow I'm having a party. I still need to prepare a lot for it."

What level is vorbereiten in German?

vorbereiten is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the organisation & planning vocabulary.

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