Verb

generieren

to generate, to create, to produce

Der Computer generiert einen Code.

The computer generates a code.

Das Projekt wird Einnahmen generieren.

The project will generate revenue.

((sth.)) to generate ((sth.)) The software can generate passwords.

Synonyms: erzeugen, hervorbringen, schaffen

From Latin 'generare' (to beget, produce), related to 'genus' (birth, kind). Cognate with the English word 'generate'.

Think of a 'generator' which 'generates' (generieren) electricity. The verb is the action it performs.

This page is designed for learning support. Please use it as a learning reference, not as a formal reference.