No. 2,366 in French
préparés
"Préparés" means "prepared" in English.
In a sentence
Nous sommes bien préparés pour le voyage.
We are well prepared for the trip.
Here, 'préparés' is a past participle used as an adjective to describe the state of readiness of the subject 'nous'.
Les documents sont préparés avant la réunion.
The documents are prepared before the meeting.
In this sentence, 'préparés' is used again as an adjective derived from the past participle with 'sont' indicating the passive voice.
Ils s'étaient préparés pour la compétition.
They had prepared themselves for the competition.
Here, 'préparés' is a past participle that forms part of a reflexive verb structure with 's'étaient', indicating that the subject performed the action on themselves.
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