Pianificate

Pianificate is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb pianificare, meaning to plan or to schedule. It is also used as the imperative form to command a group to plan. In Italian, the infinitive is pianificare and the noun form is pianificazione.

Etymology and form: The verb combines a root associated with plan (piano) with the suffix -ificare, a productive Romance-language ending that yields “to make” or “to cause.” The present tense forms include pianifico, pianifichi, pianifica, pianifichiamo, pianificate, pianificano.

Usage: Pianificate is common in business, public administration, and everyday life when giving instructions or describing planned actions. It appears in contexts such as project planning, scheduling tasks, and setting strategic goals. It is often paired with direct objects like attività (activities), risorse (resources), and tempi (timelines).

Examples: Pianificate le attività della prossima settimana. Pianificate subito una strategia per la gestione del progetto. When used as imperative, it is addressed to a group, as in “Pianificate!”

See also: pianificare, pianificazione, pianificatore.