Usage Note
Generación is used both for a cohort of people born around the same time (la generación del 98) and for a stage in a technological or biological sequence. The plural generaciones is regular. In Latin America the word is widely used in debates about brechas generacionales (generational gaps).
Examples
"Cada generación enfrenta sus propios desafíos."
Natural Translation
Every generation faces its own challenges.
Related Words
Explore Spanish by topic