No. 5,168 in Polish
przygotowywać
"Przygotowywać" means "to prepare."
In a sentence
On codziennie przygotowuje obiad dla swojej rodziny.
He prepares dinner for his family every day.
In this sentence, 'przygotowuje' is used in the context of performing the action of cooking and organizing food for the family as part of daily routine.
Przygotowuję się do egzaminu z matematyki.
I am preparing for the mathematics exam.
Here, 'przygotowuję się' is reflexive and refers to the speaker undertaking preparations for an academic test, potentially by studying or reviewing.
Zespół przygotował prezentację na konferencję.
The team prepared the presentation for the conference.
This example highlights 'przygotował' to indicate completion of the task of creating and organizing the presentation material for a formal event.
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