verb
to plant, to transplant
B1
Means 'to plant' or 'to transplant', usually transitively (to plant something/plant a tree). Not reflexive. Uses auxiliary haben. Regular weak verb with past participle 'gepflanzt'. No stem vowel changes. Often used with an accusative object (eine Pflanze/einen Baum pflanzen) in gardens.
Examples
Er pflanzte einen Baum.
He planted a tree.
Wir wollen heute Blumen pflanzen.
We want to plant flowers today.
Im Herbst kann man Bäume verpflanzen oder an einem neuen Ort pflanzen.
In autumn you can transplant trees or plant them in a new spot.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine pushing a small plant into the soil and saying 'pflanzen' as you put it in the ground
like English 'plant' — 'pflanzen' sounds like 'plants' with a 'pf' sound
Notes
A common regular gardening verb. It appears in compounds (einpflanzen, verpflanzen).