# How to generate 2 tokens out of 1 token with special character in Elasticsearch (german language)
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-generate-2-tokens-out-of-1-token-with-special-character-in-elasticsearch-german-language/99286
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [September 4, 2017, 11:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-generate-2-tokens-out-of-1-token-with-special-character-in-elasticsearch-german-language/99286 "2017-09-04T11:29:58Z")
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### Author:  [@korara00](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/korara00)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2017, 11:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-generate-2-tokens-out-of-1-token-with-special-character-in-elasticsearch-german-language/99286/1 "2017-09-04T11:29:58Z")
Hello,
I am trying to define a pattern/rule in Elasticsearch which creates 2tokens out of 1token with a special character.
Example:
" **Servicekaufmann/-frau**"
should generate the following 2 tokens:
" **Servicekaufmann**"
" **Servicekauffrau**"
The pattern/rule should convert:
"\ ***kaufmann/-frau**"
into
"\ ***kaufmann**"
"\ ***kauffrau**"
so that not only " **Servicekaufmann/-frau**" would be converted but also other expressions e.g.
" **Industrykaufmann/-frau**" or in general any other "\ ***kaufmann/-frau**".
So far I have tried many different tokenfilters and workarounds but couldn't get the expected output and having right now a hard time (blocker).
Thank you in advance!
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2017, 11:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-generate-2-tokens-out-of-1-token-with-special-character-in-elasticsearch-german-language/99286/2 "2017-10-02T11:37:31Z")
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