Voorbereidende

Voorbereidende is a Dutch adjective meaning preparatory or preparing, used to describe things that have the character of preparation for a larger process, event, or objective. It is formed from the verb voorbereiden (to prepare) with the suffix -ende, which turns the verb into an attributive descriptor.

The term occurs in a variety of contexts, especially in education, administration, and project planning. It is common in phrases that indicate preconditions, early stages, or actions taken to ready a future step. Typical collocations include voorbereidende fase, voorbereidende werkzaamheden, voorbereidende maatregelen, and voorbereidende procedures. In those uses, the word signals activities or phases that precede and enable a subsequent, larger activity.

In education, the word appears in the sense of preparatory or pre-university work, and it can be found in expressions that refer to pre-study tasks or modules designed to prepare students for a main curriculum. It is often linked to terms that describe sequencing, planning, and compliance requirements in organizational or legal processes.

Related terms include voorbereidend, another form of the same root, and other compound phrases that use preparing or preparatory qualifiers. The concept translates to English as preparatory, and it is widely understood in Dutch-speaking administrative, educational, and professional discourse as indicating work or phases that pave the way for subsequent steps. See also related Dutch terms such as voorbereidend and preparatoire concepts in neighboring languages.