Swedish noun · adjective· top 500 most common

ett plan

plan, map, ground, field/plɑːn/

plan as a noun(ett plan)

Meaning

plan; map; ground; field; floor; plane; aircraft

In Swedish: förslag till hur man skall nå ett mål

Forms

Forms of plan
Singular, indefiniteett plan
Singular, definiteplanet
Plural, indefiniteplan
Plural, definiteplanen

plan is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort plan, det stora planet. Check another noun

plan as an adjective

Meaning

level

In Swedish: jämn och slät

Forms

Forms of plan
Basic formplanwith en-words
Neuterplantwith ett-words
Plural and definiteplanaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativeplanare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativeplanast“-est”, “most …”

Practise plan

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Is it en plan or ett plan?

plan in a sentence

  • ha planer på (att göra) något
    Have plans for (to do) sth.
  • realisera sina planer
    put one's plans into effect
  • en plan för utbyggnad
    an extension plan
  • hon är överlägsen på alla plan
    she is superior at all levels
  • köket ligger på det övre planet
    the kitchen is on the top floor
  • astralplan
    astral plane
  • Jag har en plan
    I have a plan
  • Fotbollsspelarna sprang ut på planen
    The soccer players ran out onto the field
  • en plan yta
    a level (plane) surface
  • Kulan rullar, så golvet är inte helt plant
    The marble rolls, so the floor isn't completely level

Expressions

  • bäste man på plan
    the best man on the field

Words built with plan

  • planförslag proposed plan
  • läroplan curriculum
  • framtidsplan plan for the future
  • byggnadsplan building plan
  • fotbollsplan football ground (pitch, field)
  • hemmaplan home ground
  • bottenplan bottom floor
  • markplan ground level
  • överljudsplan supersonic plane
  • spaningsplan reconnaissance plane

Questions

What does plan mean in English?

plan means “plan, map”.

Is it en plan or ett plan?

It is ett plan, and “the plan” is planet.

What is the plural of plan?

plan doesn't change in the plural: ett plan, två plan (definite: planen).

Similar words

flatjämnritning

Where the course teaches it

Nearby common words

plan is number 393 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary