zukünftig
German, adjective/ˈt͡suːˌkʏnftɪç/
zukünftig is a German adjective meaning “future” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der Zukunft liegend, in der Zukunft”.
What does zukünftig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
future
- 2
prospective
adverb
- 1
in the future
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in der Zukunft liegend, in der Zukunft
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zukünftig
- zukünftiger masculine nominative singular
- zukünftige feminine nominative singular
- zukünftiges neuter nominative singular
- zukünftigen genitive masculine singular
- zukünftigem dative masculine singular
- der zukünftige definite includes-article masculine
- die zukünftige definite feminine includes-article
- das zukünftige definite includes-article neuter
- die zukünftigen definite includes-article nominative
- des zukünftigen definite genitive includes-article
- der zukünftigen definite feminine genitive
- dem zukünftigen dative definite includes-article
- den zukünftigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zukünftig?
- /ˈt͡suːˌkʏnftɪç/
- /-ˌkʏnftɪk/
- [ˈt͡suːˌkʏnftɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zukünftig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zukünftig in German?
zukünftig appears 10 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).