geplant

Geplant is the past participle of the German verb planen and is used as an adjective or as a predicate to indicate that something has been planned or is intended to occur. It is commonly found in contexts such as scheduling, project planning, and event organization.

In usage, geplante terms are declined like normal adjectives in German. For example: ein geplanter Termin (a planned appointment) or die geplanten Maßnahmen (the planned measures). In predicative constructions, you will often see phrases like Der Termin ist geplant (The appointment is planned) or Die Reise ist geplant (The trip is planned). The auxiliary form wird geplant (is being planned) signals ongoing or future planning, and wird used for ongoing processes or upcoming plans.

Etymology and related forms: Geplant derives from the verb planen, which means to plan or schedule. Planen is a native German verb with cognates in other Germanic languages; English plan and Dutch plannen share a common root. The word is widely used in formal, administrative, and professional language, as well as in everyday speech when referring to arrangements and schedules.

Scope and nuance: The term expresses intention, arrangement, or scheduling rather than the completion or execution of a task. It is distinct from related forms such as gepflanzt (planted) or geplant im Sinne von “intending to do” in future contexts. In technical writing and journalism, the word helps specify the status of proposed actions, projects, or events.

See also: planen; geplant vs wird geplant; German grammar of adjectives and participles.