они готовятся

are getting ready, are preparing, are cooking, are being prepared

ɡ ɐ t o vʲ ə t͡s ə → готовиться
готов to get ready, to prepare + ят 3rd-person plural present + ся Reflexive marker
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #42,764
are getting ready, are preparing Used with к + the dative to say what someone is getting ready for.
RU: Дети готовятся к поездке.
EN: The children are getting ready for the trip.
are cooking, are being prepared Used of food that is cooking or things that someone is preparing.
RU: На кухне готовятся пироги.
EN: Pies are baking in the kitchen.
Conjugation of готовиться
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First готовлюсь —
Third готовится готовятся

Они готовятся к выходу.

They're getting ready to go out.

Такие встречи готовятся за много месяцев вперед.

Events like these are planned many months in advance.

— Такси (1998)

Готовятся большие дела, и я не могу сидеть дома.

Big things are in the works, and I can’t stay home.

— Леопард (1963)

Пироги ещё готовятся.

The pies are still being cooked.

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