bereda
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish bereþa, from Middle Low German bereden, from berede + -en or from be- + reden, equivalent to be- + reda.[1] Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål berede, Danish berede, Dutch bereiden, German bereiten.
Pronunciation
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Verb
bereda
- (transitive) to prepare
Usage notes
- Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bereda (weak)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | bereda | beredas |
| Present tense | bereder | bereds , beredes |
| Past tense | beredde | bereddes |
| Supine | berett | beretts |
| Imperative | bered | — |
| Present participle | beredande | |
| Past participle | beredd | |
Related terms
- beredning
- förbereda
References
- bereda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.