beredd

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio (Gotland):

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• Rhymes: -ɛd

Participle

beredd

1. past participle of bereda

Adjective

beredd (not comparable)

1. (cooking, manufacturing) prepared, made (from a substance)

   cider är en dryck beredd av saften från äpplen eller päron

   cider is a drink made from the juice of apples or pears

2. ready, prepared (for action)

   Synonyms: förberedd, redo

   Jag är beredd på allt!

   I'm ready for anything!

   Alla måste vara beredda på att evakuera när larmet ljuder.

   Everyone has to be prepared to evacuate when the alarm goes off.

   Är alla beredda att börja gå?

   Is everyone ready to start walking?

Usage notes

Use på with pronouns and nouns. If the object is a verb, it should be in the infinitive (with att) and may or may not be preceded by på, depending on context.

Declension

Inflection of beredd

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	beredd	—	—
neuter singular	berett	—	—
plural	beredde	—	—
masculine plural2	beredde	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	beredde	—	—
all	beredde	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• förberedd

Further reading

• “beredd”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• bredde