No. 293 in German

künftig

"Future" or "in the future."

In a sentence

Ich werde künftig mehr Sport treiben.
I will exercise more in the future.
Here, "künftig" is used as an adverb to indicate a future time.
Sie planen künftig, die Produktion zu erhöhen.
They are planning to increase production in the future.
In this sentence, "künftig" serves as an adverb to describe actions or intentions related to the future.
Der Film gibt eine Vision der künftigen Gesellschaft.
The movie provides a vision of the future society.
Here, "künftigen" is used as an adjective to describe the noun "Gesellschaft" (society), referring to something in the future.

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