Polyglot Dictionary

Vorbereitung

/ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌʁaɪ̯tʊŋ/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Vorbereitungen

Meaning

  1. preparation

    Built from vor (before) + bereiten (to prepare) + -ung (-ing).

    • Die Vorbereitung dauert lange.

      The preparation takes long.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • vor before
  • bereiten to prepare
  • -ung -ing

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

elaboración

elaboración is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "preparation."

Spanish

preparación

preparación is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "preparation."

Spanish

preparativo

preparativo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "preparation."

Portuguese

preparação

preparação is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "preparation."

Practice

1 What does Vorbereitung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ dauert lange.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Vorbereitung?

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