/planˈtaɾ/

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Translation

to plant

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Word origin

From Latin plantare ('to plant, to drive in with the foot'), from planta ('sprout, sole of the foot'). The English 'plant' comes from the same source.

Origin
Latin
Root
plantare
English cognates
plant, plantation

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoplantoplantéplantabaplantaréplantaría
túplantasplantasteplantabasplantarásplantarías
él/ella/ud.plantaplantóplantabaplantaráplantaría
nos.plantamosplantamosplantábamosplantaremosplantaríamos
vos.plantáisplantasteisplantabaisplantaréisplantaríais
ellos/uds.plantanplantaronplantabanplantaránplantarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoplanteplantaraplantase
túplantesplantarasplantases
él/ella/ud.planteplantaraplantase
nos.plantemosplantáramosplantásemos
vos.plantéisplantaraisplantaseis
ellos/uds.plantenplantaranplantasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túplanta
ud.plante
nosotrosplantemos
vosotrosplantad
uds.planten

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
plantando
Past participle
plantado

Examples

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We are going to plant a tree in the garden.

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My grandfather planted tomatoes every spring.

, .

If you plant the seeds now, they will grow in summer.

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They planted flowers all over the park.

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I want to grow herbs on the kitchen window.

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This word is taught in chapter 35, lesson 10: plantar, salvador, fibra and 7 more words.