Planificados

Planificados is the masculine plural form of the past participle of planificar in Spanish. It functions as an adjective and as part of compound tenses to indicate that something has been planned in advance. The feminine plural form is planificadas; the masculine singular is planificado and the feminine singular planificada.

Planificar is a transitive verb meaning to make plans or to schedule. The participle planificado is formed by adding the suffix -ado to the verb stem and is used to describe results of planning. It appears in phrases such as proyectos planificados, desarrollos planificados, or ciudades planificadas. It is also used in perfect tenses (he planificado) and in passive constructions (las ciudades fueron planificadas, han sido planificadas).

In usage, planificados typically conveys intentional design, organization, or scheduling rather than improvisation. It is common in urban planning, project management, policy design, and economics. Depending on context, synonyms might include previsto, diseñado, organizado, or planificado. The choice among them can reflect nuance: planificado emphasizes the plan as a result; previsto emphasizes foreseeability.

See also: planificar; planificación; planificador; planificación urbana.