Zukunft
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German zuokunft, zuokumft, zuokumpft, from Old High German zuokumft. See zukommen. Cognate with Middle Low German tôkumpst (whence German Low German Tokumst, Tokunft, Tokummst), Dutch toekomst, Saterland Frisian Toukumst.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈtsuːˌkʊnft/ (standard)
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - IPA(key): /ˈtsuːˌkʊmft/ (colloquial, regional)
Noun
[edit]Zukunft f (genitive Zukunft, plural Zukünfte)
- future or futurity
- Aufgrund der Krise stehen viele vor einer ungewissen Zukunft.
- Because of the crisis, many face an uncertain future.
- Die Ausstellung zeigt die Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft der Luftfahrt.
- The exhibition shows the past, present and future of aviation.
- (grammar) the future tense
Declension
[edit]Declension of Zukunft [feminine]
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