A device and a method for generating a sensor signal containing information about a capacity of a variable capacitor indicates that includes an adjustable capacitance

indicating means for generating a sensor signal containing information about a capacity of a variable capacitor, having a variable capacity, has a sensor unit and a compensation unit. The sensor unit is configured to generate a sensor signal indicative of information about a fluctuating current flowing through a connection between the sensor unit and the adjustable capacitor, caused by an adjustment of the capacitance of the variable capacitor as the variable capacitor defined by a previously bias voltage is biased. Furthermore, it is configured, the compensation unit in order to influence the sensor signal or a compensation signal to provide, which is able to influence the sensor signal such that the sensor signal is less nonlinear signal components as a sensor signal without the influence of the compensation unit or the compensation signal includes.