No. 1,022 in French
future
The time yet to come.
In a sentence
Dans le futur, nous vivrons peut-être sur Mars.
In the future, we might live on Mars.
Here, 'futur' is a noun referring to time yet to come, describing a conceptual point in time.
Elle pense à son avenir et à ce qu'elle veut faire.
She thinks about her future and what she wants to do.
In this sentence, 'avenir' (synonymous with 'futur') is used to talk about someone's personal upcoming experiences or goals in life.
Le temps futur est souvent utilisé pour des prédictions.
The future tense is often used for predictions.
In this case, 'futur' is an adjective describing the tense, indicating its grammatical use for expressing actions that will happen next.
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