"Zukunft" meaning in German

See Zukunft in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtsuːˌkʊnft/, /ˈtsuːˌkʊmft/ Audio: De-Zukunft.ogg , De-Zukunft2.ogg
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|zuokunft}} Middle High German zuokunft, {{inh|de|goh|zuokumft}} Old High German zuokumft, {{cog|gml|tôkumpst}} Middle Low German tôkumpst, {{cog|nds-de|Tokumst}} German Low German Tokumst, {{cog|nl|toekomst}} Dutch toekomst, {{cog|stq|Toukumst}} Saterland Frisian Toukumst Head templates: {{de-noun|f,^e}} Zukunft f (genitive Zukunft, plural Zukünfte) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,^e}} Forms: Zukunft [genitive], Zukünfte [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Zukunft [nominative, singular], Zukünfte [definite, nominative, plural], Zukunft [genitive, singular], Zukünfte [definite, genitive, plural], Zukunft [dative, singular], Zukünften [dative, definite, plural], Zukunft [accusative, singular], Zukünfte [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. future or futurity Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Zukunft-de-noun-I5ZgUX8N
  2. (grammar) the future tense Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Grammar, Tenses, Time
    Sense id: en-Zukunft-de-noun-8JBe4rVu Disambiguation of Tenses: 4 96 Disambiguation of Time: 44 56 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Zukunftsangst, Zukunftsaussichten, Zukunftserwartung, Zukunftsforscher, Zukunftsmusik, Zukunftsroman

Inflected forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Vergangenheit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "zuokunft"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German zuokunft",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "zuokumft"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German zuokumft",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "tôkumpst"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German tôkumpst",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "Tokumst"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German Tokumst",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "toekomst"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch toekomst",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
        "2": "Toukumst"
      },
      "expansion": "Saterland Frisian Toukumst",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Zukunft",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zukünfte",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zukunft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zukünfte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zukunft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zukünfte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zukunft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zukünften",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zukunft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zukünfte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f,^e"
      },
      "expansion": "Zukunft f (genitive Zukunft, plural Zukünfte)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Zukunftsangst"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Zukunftsaussichten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Zukunftserwartung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Zukunftsforscher"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Zukunftsmusik"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Zukunftsroman"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Because of the crisis, many face an uncertain future.",
          "text": "Aufgrund der Krise stehen viele vor einer ungewissen Zukunft.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The exhibition shows the past, present and future of aviation.",
          "text": "Die Ausstellung zeigt die Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft der Luftfahrt.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "future or futurity"
      ],
      "id": "en-Zukunft-de-noun-I5ZgUX8N",
      "links": [
        [
          "future",
          "future"
        ],
        [
          "futurity",
          "futurity"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Grammar",
          "orig": "de:Grammar",
          "parents": [
            "Linguistics",
            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Tenses",
          "orig": "de:Tenses",
          "parents": [
            "Grammar",
            "Linguistics",
            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 56",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Time",
          "orig": "de:Time",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-Zukunft-de-noun-8JBe4rVu",
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "future tense",
          "future tense"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) the future tense"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtsuːˌkʊnft/"
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/01/De-Zukunft.ogg/De-Zukunft.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/De-Zukunft.ogg"
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtsuːˌkʊmft/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Zukunft"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Vergangenheit"
    }
  ],
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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "de:Tenses",
    "de:Time"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "zuokunft"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German zuokunft",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "goh",
        "3": "zuokumft"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "tôkumpst"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German tôkumpst",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "Tokumst"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German Tokumst",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "toekomst"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch toekomst",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
        "2": "Toukumst"
      },
      "expansion": "Saterland Frisian Toukumst",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Zukunft",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zukünfte",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zukunft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zukünfte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zukunft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zukünfte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zukunft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zukünften",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zukunft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zukünfte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f,^e"
      },
      "expansion": "Zukunft f (genitive Zukunft, plural Zukünfte)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Zukunftsangst"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zukunftsaussichten"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zukunftserwartung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zukunftsforscher"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zukunftsmusik"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zukunftsroman"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Because of the crisis, many face an uncertain future.",
          "text": "Aufgrund der Krise stehen viele vor einer ungewissen Zukunft.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The exhibition shows the past, present and future of aviation.",
          "text": "Die Ausstellung zeigt die Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft der Luftfahrt.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "future"
        ],
        [
          "futurity",
          "futurity"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "(grammar) the future tense"
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        "linguistics",
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      ]
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  ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈtsuːˌkʊmft/"
    }
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}

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