preparas

Preparas is a grammatical form used in Spanish and Portuguese. It is the second-person singular present indicative form of the verb preparar, meaning to make ready or to prepare. The form corresponds to the English phrase "you prepare" and is used when addressing the person performing the action.

In Spanish, this form is used with the informal subject tú. Example: "Tú preparas la cena cada noche."

In Portuguese, "preparas" appears as the second-person singular present indicative form when using the informal pronoun tu, which is common in some dialects. Example: "Tu preparas o jantar todas as noites." In many Brazilian contexts, the corresponding form with the pronoun você is "prepara," so the tu-form is less common outside regional speech.

Etymology and morphology: the verb derives from Latin praeparare, from prae- "before" and parare "to prepare." It is a regular -ar verb; the present-tense ending for the second-person singular is -as, yielding "preparas" from the stem "prepar-."

Related forms include preparar (infinitive), preparo (I prepare), and other present-tense forms such as prepara (he/she prepares) and preparamos (we prepare). See also preparación or preparación (Spanish) and preparação (Portuguese) for related terms.