No. 623 in Dutch
planten
"Planten" means "plants" (noun) or "to plant" (verb) in English.
In a sentence
Ik hou ervan om planten in mijn tuin te kweken.
I love growing plants in my garden.
In this sentence, 'planten' refers to green vegetation or vegetation that someone might grow or care for.
We moeten de bomen en bloemen planten voordat het regenseizoen begint.
We need to plant the trees and flowers before the rainy season starts.
Here, 'planten' is used as a verb meaning 'to plant,' in the context of placing vegetation into the soil for growth.
Sommige dieren eten planten als hun voornaamste voedselbron.
Some animals eat plants as their main food source.
In this instance, 'planten' again refers to plants, but it specifically identifies them as a category of organisms used as food by animals.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “planten” in actual Dutch podcasts.
Find “planten” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Dutch podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Nederlands, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Dutch books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).