French Conversation · Level 47
73 words
French word
génération
Pronunciation
IPA/ʒeneʁasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine noungeneration
Example
Cette génération utilise les smartphones depuis toujours.
This generation has always used smartphones.
More examples
Les générations n'ont pas toujours les mêmes valeurs.
Generations do not always have the same values.
Core concept
A time-linked group of people whose common era helps shape similar habits, values, and cultural references.
Common phrases
les générations précédentes
previous generations
la génération suivante
the next generation
la génération montante
the rising generation
Similar words
âge: The years a person has lived or their current age.
promotion: A group of people in the same school or workplace intake.
classe d'âge: A group of people within the same age range.
Definition in French
Ensemble de personnes nées pendant une même période et partageant souvent des expériences, des valeurs ou des traits sociaux et culturels.
Word origin
The French noun génération developed from Latin generatio, an act of begetting or producing, which derives from the root of gignere, to beget.
Usage tips
- In de ma génération, the noun can refer to people or to things associated with their era, depending on the context.
Other meanings
- productionnoun
Related words
- générationnelgenerationaladjective
- générergenerateverb