valmistaudut

Valmistaudut is the second-person singular present tense form of the Finnish verb valmistautua, meaning to prepare oneself or to get ready for something. It is used when addressing or referring to the listener as “you,” and it signals ongoing or upcoming preparation for a future event, task, or situation.

Grammatically, valmistaudut is a finite verb in the present tense with the standard second-person singular ending. It is typically followed by a complement indicating what one is preparing for, often in the illative case such as kokeeseen (for the exam), kilpailuun (for a competition), or matkaan (for a journey). Finnish allows dropping the subject pronoun, so sentences such as Valmistaudut kokeeseen can function both as a statement and as a question in context.

Usage notes include that valmistaudut expresses intentional preparation rather than passive readiness. The form can appear in both declarative sentences and questions, for example: Valmistaudutko kokeeseen? (Are you preparing for the exam?) It is commonly used in everyday language, education, travel planning, and situation-specific contexts where someone is getting ready for an upcoming event.

Etymology and related forms: valmistaudua derives from the verb valmistautua, itself formed around the concept of making oneself ready. The base element valmi- is related to the Finnish word valmis meaning ready, and the verb carries a reflexive/volitional nuance typical of preparing one’s own readiness.

See also: valmistautua, Finnish verb conjugation, Finnish illative case, Finnish present tense.