produzieren

Produzieren is a German verb meaning to produce or to manufacture. It is used to describe the creation of goods, services, or energy and appears in economic, industrial, agricultural, and technical contexts. The verb is a relatively recent loanword in German, borrowed from the French produire, via Latin producere; it belongs to the common -ieren verbs and follows regular conjugation patterns.

Conjugation: Present tense: ich produziere, du produzierst, er produziert, wir produzieren, ihr produziert, sie produzieren. Präteritum: ich produzierte, du produziertest, er produzierte, wir produzierten, ihr produziertet, sie produzierten. Partizip II: produziert. Perfekt: hat produziert.

Usage notes: In German, produzieren is used for the act of producing or manufacturing and is often combined with nouns like Waren, Energie, or Output. It can imply an ongoing process and is common in business and industry discussions. It is roughly synonymous with herstellen in many contexts, but herstellen often emphasizes the making of a specific product, while produzieren highlights the production process and overall output. In economics, Produktion denotes the overall production process and its result, influenced by inputs such as Arbeit, Kapital, Boden, and Wissen.

Related forms: die Produktion (production), der Produzent, die Produzentin (producer), and der Produktionsprozess (production process). Produzieren is also used in phrases like Energie produzieren (to generate energy) and Waren produzieren (to manufacture goods).