Produktion

production

noun pro-duk-tsee-OWN Common

Origin: from Latin 'productio'

Usage Note

Produktion is feminine, like nearly all German nouns ending in -tion, and the ending is pronounced 'tsee-OWN'. It covers both industrial output and film/theatre productions; the verb is produzieren.

Examples

"Die Produktion läuft seit Montag."

Natural Translation

Production has been running since Monday.

Literal Translation

The production runs since Monday.

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