No. 1,574 in Dutch
generaties
"Generaties" means "generations" in English.
In a sentence
Er zijn generaties die een voorkeur hebben voor traditioneel onderwijs.
There are generations that prefer traditional education.
In this sentence, 'generations' refers to groups of people born in the same period and sharing common characteristics.
De technologie evolueert sneller dan generaties kunnen bijbenen.
Technology evolves faster than generations can keep up.
Here, 'generations' is used to denote age groups in society, emphasizing their pace of adaptation to changes.
Over generaties heen blijven culturele tradities vaak bestaan.
Cultural traditions often persist across generations.
In this usage, 'generations' illustrates the passing of time and the continuation of customs through different age groups.
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