French Conversation · Level 46
74 words
French word
futur
Pronunciation
IPA/fytyʁ/
Meaning
- masculine nounfuture
Example
Le futur nous réserve des surprises.
The future has surprises in store for us.
More examples
Dans le futur, je veux voyager.
In the future, I want to travel.
Core concept
An unseen stretch of time ahead, represented in grammar by a future tense.
Common phrases
dans le futur
in the future
le futur proche
the near future
pour le futur
for the future
Similar words
avenir: The broad time ahead in which later events will occur.
Definition in French
Moment ou période qui n'existe pas encore, et par extension le temps verbal qui exprime ces événements.
Word origin
The French noun futur descends from Latin futurus, 'going to be' or 'future', the future participle of the verb esse, 'to be'.
Usage tips
- French distinguishes futur simple from futur proche, with futur proche formed by aller plus an infinitive and common in conversational speech.