Vi anser planen som trygg.

Anser is the present tense of å anse, which means to consider, to regard, or to deem.

So the pattern is:

• å anse noe som ... = to consider something ...

This verb is a bit more formal than everyday verbs like å synes or å mene.

Examples:

• Jeg anser dette som viktig. = I consider this important.
• De anser ham som en ekspert. = They regard him as an expert.

Because å anse normally takes the pattern:

• anse + object + som + description

So:

• Vi anser planen som trygg.

Literally, this is like We consider the plan as safe, although in natural English we usually just say We consider the plan safe.

In Norwegian, som is very common in this structure and sounds natural.

More examples:

• Hun anser saken som avsluttet. = She considers the matter closed.
• Jeg anser dette som umulig. = I consider this impossible.

Because trygg agrees with planen, and planen is a common gender singular noun.

Adjective agreement in this kind of structure works like this:

• common gender singular: trygg
• neuter singular: trygt
• plural: trygge

So:

• planen → trygg
• huset → trygt
• planene → trygge

Examples:

• Vi anser planen som trygg.
• Vi anser huset som trygt.
• Vi anser planene som trygge.

Planen is the definite singular form of plan.

The noun forms are:

• en plan = a plan
• planen = the plan
• planer = plans
• planene = the plans

So planen means the plan.

It is common enough, but it sounds a bit more formal or written than some other options.

Compare:

• Vi anser planen som trygg.
  fairly formal, careful judgment

• Vi mener planen er trygg.
  more neutral: we think the plan is safe

• Vi synes planen er trygg.
  more personal/opinion-based: we feel/think the plan is safe

So å anse is often used when someone is making an evaluation, especially in professional, official, or analytical contexts.

Yes, that is possible, but it is a different structure.

Compare:

• Vi anser planen som trygg.
  We consider the plan safe.

• Vi anser at planen er trygg.
  We consider that the plan is safe.

The first version is usually tighter and more idiomatic when you are directly describing the object. The second version sounds a little more clause-based and explicit.

Both are grammatical, but anse noe som ... is a very standard pattern.

Not necessarily in natural English.

In this sentence, som is part of the Norwegian structure, but English often leaves as out:

• Vi anser planen som trygg.
• natural English: We consider the plan safe.

You could say consider the plan as safe in some contexts, but that is less natural in everyday English.

So it is best to think of som here as a grammatical part of the Norwegian pattern, not something that always needs to appear directly in English.

Not always. Trygg can mean things like:

• safe
• secure
• confident or at ease, depending on context

For example:

• et trygt sted = a safe place
• Hun føler seg trygg. = She feels safe / secure.
• Han er trygg på svaret. = He is confident about the answer.

In Vi anser planen som trygg, the meaning is clearly safe or reliable enough not to cause danger/problems.

The word order is the normal main-clause Norwegian order:

• Vi = subject
• anser = verb
• planen = object
• som trygg = complement describing the object

So the structure is:

• Subject + verb + object + som + adjective

This is very similar to other Norwegian sentences:

• De kalte ham smart. = They called him smart.
• Vi regner dette som nødvendig. = We regard this as necessary.

Yes. Som trygg tells you what quality the speakers assign to planen.

So the sentence is not just saying something about the action of considering. It is saying:

• the thing being evaluated = planen
• the evaluation/result = trygg

In grammar terms, trygg is an object complement or predicative complement linked to planen.

That is why the adjective agrees with planen.

In modern standard Norwegian, Vi anser planen som trygg is the normal and safest choice.

You may occasionally encounter structures without som, especially in older, literary, or more compressed styles, but for learners, you should use:

• å anse noe som noe

So it is best to learn:

• Vi anser planen som trygg.

not

• Vi anser planen trygg.

Yes. Norwegian has several verbs that can take an object plus som plus a noun/adjective.

For example:

• regne noe som ... = regard something as ...
• betrakte noe som ... = view something as ...
• se på noe som ... = see something as ...

Examples:

• Vi regner planen som trygg.
• De betrakter ham som erfaren.
• Hun ser på dette som en seier.

So once you understand anse ... som ..., you can recognize a broader pattern in Norwegian.