El plan parece simple.

The plan seems simple.

Breakdown of El plan parece simple.

• parecer: to seem
• el plan: the plan
• simple: simple

Questions & Answers about El plan parece simple.

Why is it el plan and not just plan?

In Spanish, a singular countable noun usually needs a determiner, such as el, un, este, etc. So el plan is the normal way to say the plan.

Here, el shows that we are talking about a specific plan, not just the idea of plans in general.

Is plan masculine?

Yes. Plan is a masculine noun, so it takes el in the singular: el plan.

Its plural is los planes. As with many Spanish nouns, you should learn the noun together with its article: el plan.

What does parece come from?

Parece is the third-person singular present tense of the verb parecer.

So:

• parecer = to seem / to appear
• parece = seems / appears

It is parece here because the subject is el plan, which is third-person singular.

Why is parece used instead of es?