planuj

Planuj is a Polish verb form used in everyday language. It is the second-person singular imperative of planować, meaning “to plan.” Planować is imperfective, describing the act of planning as a process rather than a completed action.

Grammatical forms and related forms. In the present indicative, planować is conjugated as: ja planuję, ty planujesz, on planuje, my planujemy, wy planujecie, oni planują. The imperative forms are ty planuj and wy planujcie. A related perfective form is zaplanować, which emphasizes completing the planning; its imperatives are zaplanuj (singular) and zaplanujcie (plural).

Usage. Planuj is used to issue a direct instruction or advice to plan something. It appears in contexts such as personal organization, scheduling, and project management. For example: Planuj swój dzień wieczorem. Planuj projekt z harmonogramem. The verb pair planować / zaplanować covers both ongoing planning and completed planning.

Etymology. Planować is a Polish derivation from the root plan- with the suffix -ować, and is commonly linked to the foreign word plan, with broader European parallels such as the German planen. The word plan as a noun exists in Polish, as does related planning terminology.

See also. Zaplanować, planowanie, plan.