Meaning
to generate, produce, cause
- to generate, cause, produce
- to procreate, beget, breed
In a sentence
Questo rumore genera stress ogni mattina in ufficio.
This noise causes stress every morning at the office.
Avete generato un file nuovo per il progetto?
Did you generate a new file for the project?
Due gatti possono generare molti cuccioli in poco tempo.
Two cats can produce many kittens in a short time.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| generare | infinitive |
| generiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| genero | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| generate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| generi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| generano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| genera | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| generavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| generavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| generavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| generavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| generavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| generava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| generammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| generai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| generaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| generasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| generarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| generò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| genereremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| genererò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| genererete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| genererai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| genereranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| genererà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| generiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| generi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| generiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| generi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| generino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| generi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| generassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| generassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| generaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| generassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| generassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| generasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| genereremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| genererei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| generereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| genereresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| genererebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| genererebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| generiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| generate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| genera | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| generando | gerund |
| generato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal and technical than creare or produrre; common in science, technology, economics, and abstract contexts.
- For children or living offspring, generare is literary or biological; everyday Italian usually prefers avere or mettere al mondo.
- Often takes abstract objects: generare interesse, conflitti, energia. Using it for ordinary physical making can sound stiff.