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planlanan

Planlanan is a Turkish adjective meaning “planned” or “that has been planned.” It is formed from the verb planlamak (to plan) by attaching the passive participle suffix -lanan, producing a participial adjective that describes something already created by planning.

Usage is primarily attributive, describing a noun in noun phrases. It usually appears before the noun, as

Planlanan often conveys that a plan exists and has been established for the item it modifies, sometimes

Etymology follows Turkish morphology. The base plan is a loanword from Western languages, used in Turkish as

in
planlanan
proje
(the
planned
project)
or
planlanan
toplantı
(the
planned
meeting).
In
Turkish,
the
form
itself
does
not
change
for
number
or
case—the
noun
carries
those
inflections,
so
you
can
have
planlanan
projeler
(planned
projects)
or
planlanan
toplantılar
(planned
meetings)
while
the
adjective
remains
unchanged.
implying
an
element
of
scheduling
or
forethought.
It
can
be
contrasted
with
planlı,
which
more
broadly
conveys
“well
planned”
or
“having
a
plan,”
whereas
planlanan
emphasizes
the
result
of
a
plan
that
has
been
made.
plan;
planlamak
forms
the
verb,
and
the
suffix
-lanan
yields
the
past/passive
participle
meaning
“that
has
been
planned.”
Planlanan
is
common
across
formal
and
informal
Turkish,
appearing
in
news,
administrative
language,
and
everyday
speech
to
denote
items
that
are
intended,
scheduled,
or
arranged.