se préparer
To ready up in French is to say se préparer.
The verb se préparer is the standard way to say "to get ready" or "to prepare oneself." While this is the correct general term, it is common to see French players in online gaming contexts use the English loanword "ready up" or the command "ready."
How does it change in a sentence?
se préparer is a reflexive verb, which means the subject performs the action on themselves. For example, Je me prépare means "I am getting ready" and Nous nous préparons means "We are getting ready."
Did you know?
- In casual French slang, instead of 'ready up', you might hear 'être paré', which uses the adjective 'paré' to mean 'set' or 'armed' for an action.
- The reflexive verb se préparer is used for both physical grooming and mental preparation, unlike English which often distinguishes between 'getting dressed' and 'getting ready'.
- The reflexive pronoun se in se préparer is actually a remnant of the Latin pronoun sē, which functioned as a direct object to show the action reflects back onto the person performing it.
Examples in context
- Il est temps de se préparer pour la partie.It is time to get ready for the match.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries préparer, se, CC BY-SA 4.0.
