This is the 405th most frequent Russian word.
будущем
"Будущем" means "future" in English.
The word 'будущем' is used here in the prepositional case to refer to 'the future' as a time period.
В будущем я хочу стать врачом.
In the future, I want to become a doctor.
Here, 'будущем' is used to denote 'our future', referring to the upcoming events in our lives, still in the prepositional case.
Мы обсуждали изменения в нашем будущем.
We discussed changes in our future.
In this example, 'будущем' conveys 'in the near future' within a specific timeframe, maintaining its prepositional case usage.