prepareer

Prepareer is a Dutch verb form used as the imperative to tell someone to start the act of preparation. It is the singular imperative of the verb prepareren, which means to prepare or to ready something for use. The base verb prepareren is a common loan in Dutch for technical, scientific, culinary, and professional contexts.

Etymology and form: Prepareren comes from the Dutch adaptation of the French and Latin roots around préparer/preparare, meaning to make ready. In everyday language, the typical present tense forms are ik prepareer, jij prepareert, hij prepareert, wij prepareren, jullie prepareren, zij prepareren. The imperative form for addressing a single person is prepareer, used to issue a direct instruction, for example: Prepareer de documenten vóór de vergadering.

Usage and scope: Prepareer appears most often in professional or technical settings, such as laboratories, kitchens, or project workflows, where specific items or procedures must be readied in advance. In general Dutch, the verb prefered for everyday preparation is vaak voorbereiden, while prepareren emphasizes technical or procedural preparation. The choice between prepareren and voorbereiden can reflect nuance, with prepareren pointing to formal or methodical readiness and voorbereiden covering a broader sense of getting ready.

Examples: In a lab, “Prepareer de oplossing volgens het protocol.” In a kitchen, “Prepareer de ingrediënten voor de soep.” In projectwerk, “Prepareer het dossier voor de audit.”

See also: voorbereiden, preparatie.