plante
To plant in Danish is plante.
As a verb, plante means to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow. As a noun, plante refers to a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree or in an ecological context, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells. The word vækst is also used in ecology to refer to such organisms.
Meaning: to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow (verb)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The infinitive form of the verb is at plante. The past tense of the verb is plantede. For the noun, the plural form is planter. In the phrase en plante, the word means 'a plant' and in denne plante, it means 'this plant'.
Did you know?
- The Danish word plante is a direct relative of the English word 'plant', as both share the same Latin root planta, which originally referred to a 'sole of the foot'.
- In Danish, a tree is generally not called en plante unless it is being discussed in a strict biological or ecological context.
- While plante refers to the organism, the Danish language distinguishes between indoor plants stueplanter and outdoor plants haveplanter using specific prefixes.
Examples in context
- Hvor plantede du dem?Where did you plant them?This sentence is useful for asking about the location where something was planted using plante.Tatoeba #1881846 by danepo, translation #1879585 by Amastan
- Denne plante er en hybrid.This plant is a hybrid.This sentence is useful for describing a specific plant using plante.Tatoeba #3522142 by danepo, translation #2804269 by Hybrid
- Kan du hjælpe mig med at plante denne busk?Can you help me plant this shrub?This sentence is useful for asking for assistance with the action of planting using plante.Tatoeba #7419563 by danepo, translation #7371734 by Eccles17
- Jeg elsker at have mange planter i mit hjemI love having many plants in my home
- Hvor kan jeg købe nogle flotte planter?Where can I buy some beautiful plants?
- Du kan prøve plantecenteret ved torvet.You can try the plant center at the market square.
- Hvad er din yndlingsplante?What is your favorite plant?
- Jeg elsker orkideer. De er så smukke!I love orchids. They are so beautiful!
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sofie and Mikkel are in the garden on a sunny afternoon.
- SofieVil du hjælpe mig med at plante disse blomster?Will you help me plant these flowers?
- MikkelJa, jeg vil gerne plante dem med dig.Yes, I would like to plant them with you.
- SofieDet er dejligt, at du vil hjælpe mig, Mikkel.It is lovely that you want to help me, Mikkel.
- MikkelDet er en hyggelig opgave for os begge.It is a pleasant task for both of us.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “plant” translations and entries plante, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries plante, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
