Polyglot Dictionary

Generation

/ɡeneʁaˈtsi̯oːn/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Generationen

Meaning

  1. generation

    • Drei Generationen leben in diesem Haus.

      Three generations live in this house.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

génération

génération is the French word for the same thing — both mean "generation."

Portuguese

geração

geração is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "generation."

Practice

1 What does Generation mean?

2 Fill the gap: Drei ___ leben in diesem Haus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Generation?

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