erzeugen

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German

Etymology

er- +‎ zeugen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): ,
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  • Hyphenation: er‧zeu‧gen

Verb

erzeugen (weak, third-person singular present erzeugt, past tense erzeugte, past participle erzeugt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, with aus + dative) to produce
    Die Endstücke werden aus Metall oder Plastik erzeugt.
    Endings can be made of plastic or metal
  2. (transitive) to generate
    Stimmung erzeugen.
    to generate the (right) mood.
    Elektrizität erzeugen.
    to generate electricity.
  3. to cause

Conjugation

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Further reading

  • erzeugen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • erzeugen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • erzeugen” in Duden online
  • erzeugen” in OpenThesaurus.de