No. 14,513 in German
künftiger
"Future" or "prospective."
In a sentence
Mein künftiger Beruf wird im Bildungsbereich sein.
My future profession will be in the field of education.
The word 'künftiger' here is used as an attributive adjective describing 'Beruf' (profession), indicating something in the future.
Sie plant, in ihrer künftigen Wohnung viele Pflanzen zu haben.
She plans to have many plants in her future apartment.
'Künftigen' is used here in its declined form (feminine dative singular) to describe 'Wohnung' (apartment), a possession anticipated in the future.
Die künftigen Generationen werden von nachhaltigen Entscheidungen profitieren.
The future generations will benefit from sustainable decisions.
In this instance, 'künftigen' is an adjective describing 'Generationen' (generations), expressed in plural nominative form, referring to those existing in upcoming times.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “künftiger” in actual German podcasts.
Find “künftiger” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays German podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Deutsch, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
German books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).