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noun

förberedelse

preparation

Definition & meaning

förberedelse means preparation or getting ready for something.

Common uses:

  • Preparation in advance for an event, task, trip, meeting, exam, etc.
  • Preliminary work/steps done before the main activity starts.

Examples of typical contexts:

  • förberedelser inför provet = preparations for the exam
  • göra förberedelser = to make preparations

Grammar & Word origin

  • Part of speech: noun (common gender)
  • Indefinite singular: en förberedelse
  • Definite singular: förberedelsen
  • Indefinite plural: förberedelser
  • Definite plural: förberedelserna

Word parts / formation:

  • för- (prefix often meaning “before/in advance”)
  • bereda (“to prepare, make ready”)
  • -else (noun-forming suffix, similar to “-tion/-ing” in English)

So förberedelse is literally “the act/result of preparing beforehand”.

Synonyms & antonyms

Swedish synonyms (near-synonyms):

  • förberedning (less common)
  • uppladdning (often “warm-up” / building up ahead of something)
  • planering (planning; overlaps but not identical)
  • förberedande arbete (preparatory work)

Swedish antonyms (when applicable):

  • oförbereddhet (being unprepared)
  • improvisation (improvisation; doing it without prior preparation)

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Examples

Har du gjort alla förberedelser?noun

Have you made all the preparations?

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