Breakdown of Medarbetaren förbereder sig för utvecklingssamtalet.
för
for
sig
oneself
förbereda
to prepare
utvecklingssamtalet
the employee development review
Questions & Answers about Medarbetaren förbereder sig för utvecklingssamtalet.
What does medarbetaren mean, and why does it end in -en?
Medarbetare means employee, co-worker, or team member, depending on context.
The ending -en makes it definite singular, so medarbetaren means the employee / the co-worker.
Swedish usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.
- en medarbetare = an employee
- medarbetaren = the employee
What tense is förbereder?
Förbereder is the present tense of förbereda, which means to prepare.
So:
- att förbereda = to prepare
- förbereder = prepares / is preparing
In Swedish, the present tense form is the same for all persons:
- jag förbereder = I prepare / am preparing
- du förbereder = you prepare / are preparing
- medarbetaren förbereder = the employee prepares / is preparing
Unlike English, Swedish verbs do not change depending on the subject.
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