Generációt

Generációt is the accusative singular form of the Hungarian noun generáció, which means generation. In Hungarian, generáció refers to a cohort of people born and living within roughly the same time frame, typically sharing similar experiences, values, or social conditions. The term is widely used in sociology, demography, marketing, and family history to describe groups such as youth generations or historical cohorts, as well as in genealogical contexts to indicate a line of descent.

The concept encompasses social and cultural dimensions, including shared technologies, media consumption, language usage, and life stages. In demography and market research, generations are often used as a basis for segmentation and analysis of trends, attitudes, and consumer behavior. Common examples in contemporary discourse include references to different generations by labels such as Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z, sometimes in national or cultural variants.

Grammatically, generációt functions as the direct object in a sentence, and its form reflects standard Hungarian noun inflection. For example: A kutatók a generációt különféle szokások alapján csoportosították. A cég a Z-generációt célozza. These constructions illustrate how generációt is used to indicate what is being acted upon by a verb.

Etymology traces generáció back to Latin generatio, with transmission through European languages before entering Hungarian, where the word has since become a common term in various professional and public contexts.