# gt: General Translation CLI tool: Using auto-derived translations
URL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/cli/guides/using-autoderive.mdx
---

title: Using auto-derived translations
description: How to automatically generate a separate translation entry for each interpolated value with Autoderive in the General Translation CLI.
related:
  links:
    - /docs/cli/guides/using-auto-jsx
    - /docs/cli/guides/generating-translations
    - /docs/cli/guides/managing-translations
    - /docs/cli/guides/configuring

---

Autoderive parses interpolated values as if they were wrapped in [`derive()`](/docs/react/reference/functions/derive), generating a separate translation entry for each possible value. This preserves word agreement and conjugation across languages when a sentence contains a variable.

Autoderive is disabled by default and applies in two contexts: interpolated values in `t()`, `gt()`, and `msg()` calls, and expressions inside [`<T>`](/docs/react/reference/components/t) components that reference `const` declarations.

## Enable Autoderive [#enable]

Set `autoderive` under `files.gt.parsingFlags` in `gt.config.json`. A boolean enables it for both strings and JSX.

```json title="gt.config.json"
{
  "files": {
    "gt": {
      "parsingFlags": {
        "autoderive": true
      }
    }
  }
}
```

To enable it for only strings or only JSX, pass an object.

```json title="gt.config.json"
{
  "files": {
    "gt": {
      "parsingFlags": {
        "autoderive": { "jsx": true, "strings": false }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Derive string values [#strings]

With Autoderive on, an interpolated value in a translation call generates one entry per possible value.

```jsx
const gt = useGT();
const role = isAdmin ? 'admin' : 'user';

// Parsed as derived — generates:
//   "Welcome back, admin!" → "¡Bienvenido de nuevo, administrador!"
//   "Welcome back, user!"  → "¡Bienvenido de nuevo, usuario!"
gt(`Welcome back, ${role}!`);
```

Without Autoderive, you get the same result by calling [`derive()`](/docs/react/reference/functions/derive) explicitly.

## Derive JSX values [#jsx]

Inside a `<T>` component, Autoderive resolves `const` variables referenced in an expression and generates an entry for each value.

```jsx
const label = condition ? 'boy' : 'girl';

// Generates two entries:
//   "Hello, boy"  → "Hola, chico"
//   "Hello, girl" → "Hola, chica"
<T>Hello, {label}</T>
```

Autoderive for JSX supports ternary and nested ternary expressions, string, number, and boolean literals, string concatenation and template literals, and chained `const` references.

*Note: Only `const` declarations are supported. `let` and `var` produce a warning because they can be reassigned, and destructured variables such as `const { x } = obj` are not supported. The `t` tagged template macro is unaffected — it handles derivation through its template literal syntax.*

## Next steps

- /docs/cli/guides/using-auto-jsx
- /docs/cli/guides/generating-translations
- /docs/cli/guides/managing-translations
- /docs/cli/guides/configuring