Thread: for the forseeable future

how can this phrase be actually used?
"I see no perspectives for the forseeable future"
"I have lots of plans for the forseeable future"
"I'll see you/won't see you for the forseeable future"?

I just can't figure out how can it be used in a sentence.
thanks

Originally Posted by kamka

how can this phrase be actually used?
"I see no perspectives for the forseeable future"
"I have lots of plans for the forseeable future"
"I'll see you/won't see you for the forseeable future"?

I just can't figure out how can it be used in a sentence.
thanks

Я не вижу перспектив в обозримом будущем.
У меня уйма планов на обозримое (ближайшее) будущее.
Я (не) увижу тебя в обозримом будущем.

I just can't figure out how it can be used in a sentence.

"If you say that something will happen for the foreseeable future, you think that it will continue to happen for a long time.
Profit and dividend growth looks like being above average for the foreseeable future.

If you say that something will happen in the foreseeable future you mean that you think it will happen fairly soon.
So, might they finally have free elections in the foreseeable future"

P.S. You've become a Russian, kamka, hm... interesting

no, I know what the phrase means, I was just wondering how it can be used in the sentence 'cause for some reason whatever I've come up sounded somehow weird to me.

and sorry for posting it in the wrong section but yeah, I'm a Slav, that's almost Russian, isn't it :P

Originally Posted by kamka

how can this phrase be actually used?
"I see no perspectives for the forseeable future"
"I have lots of plans for the forseeable future"
"I'll see you/won't see you for the forseeable future"?

I just can't figure out how can it be used in a sentence.
thanks

First of all, it's forEseeable. It's just like the "fore" in before (since you are "foreseeing" it -- before it comes into existance).
Typically when we use "foreseeable future" it's to express some sort of planning.
Your first sentence doesn't work at all -- I don't really know what you're getting at with it?
The second one technically works, but it doesn't sound natural -- a bit wooden to my ears. I would say something more like "I won't have any free time (or maybe "open appointments," "free days," etc. -- whatever is appropriate) for the foreseeable future."
The third one also sounds weird to me. Again, I think it's technically right, but it doesn't sound natural. I would just say "I'll be around for the next week," or "I won't see you again in the foreseeable future."
A couple more random examples:
"The company's board of directors doesn't expect to make any further acquisitions in the foreseeable future."

"For the foreseeable future, I don't anticipate on purchasing a new vehicle."

Originally Posted by Бармалей

First of all, it's forEseeable. It's just like the "fore" in before (since you are "foreseeing" it -- before it comes into existance).
Typically when we use "foreseeable future" it's to express some sort of planning.
Your first sentence doesn't work at all -- I don't really know what you're getting at with it?
The second one technically works, but it doesn't sound natural -- a bit wooden to my ears. I would say something more like "I won't have any free time (or maybe "open appointments," "free days," etc. -- whatever is appropriate) for the foreseeable future."
The third one also sounds weird to me. Again, I think it's technically right, but it doesn't sound natural. I would just say "I'll be around for the next week," or "I won't see you again in the foreseeable future."
A couple more random examples:
"The company's board of directors doesn't expect to make any further acquisitions in the foreseeable future."

"For the foreseeable future, I don't anticipate on purchasing a new vehicle."

this construction is giving me a hard time, it's so confusing!
in the 1st example I meant something like "I don't see any perspectives (chances for a change?) in the nearest future" - not sure if that one makes any sense as far as the grammar is concerned
and thanks for the spelling correction, I'll surely remember it now

Originally Posted by kamka

this construction is giving me a hard time, it's so confusing!
in the 1st example I meant something like "I don't see any perspectives (chances for a change?) in the nearest future" - not sure if that one makes any sense as far as the grammar is concerned

I understand now what you are getting at -- I don't know why you said perspective, though (this means "point of view" or "точка зрения" по русски (Polska I don't know )). I would say something like: "I don't see any prospect for change in the near future," "I don't see any chance of that happening in the foreseeable future," or "I don't see that happening any time soon." All of these sound natural and are grammatically correct (if it's a formal paper lose the contraction of course). The last one is a little more colloquial -- but probably a bit more common as well.

One more example, incorporating "perspective" just for fun:

"I don't believe Kim Jong Il is going to change his perspective in the foreseeable future -- he's just too stubborn (or bat sh*t crazy )."

I don't know why you said perspective, though (this means "point of view" or "точка зрения" по русски (Polska I don't know Wink )).

"Perspective" reminds "перспектива" (Russian for "prospect") - that's why The so-called "ложные друзья переводчика" ("false friends of a translator" or sth like that).

По-английски просто "false friends".

Получается сама фраза - это false friend переводчика.

Originally Posted by Vadim84

I don't know why you said perspective, though (this means "point of view" or "точка зрения" по русски (Polska I don't know Wink )).

"Perspective" reminds "перспектива" (Russian for "prospect") - that's why The so-called "ложные друзья переводчика" ("false friends of a translator" or sth like that).

pretty much, only it was about Polish "perspektywa" in my case

Thanks a lot, Barmarley, I think I pretty much sorted it out, thanks to you I owe you a beer. :P

The first sentence should be more like "There are no prospects in the foreseeable future". Although it is sometimes possible to use perspective in a similar manner "Are there any perspective husbands in your foreseeable future?".

Originally Posted by Layne

The first sentence should be more like "There are no prospects in the foreseeable future". Although it is sometimes possible to use perspective in a similar manner "Are there any perspective husbands in your foreseeable future?".

Don't be ridiculous.

Unless the poor girl has had an orthographic husband in the past, you are talking grade-A illiterate drivel. "Perspective" cannot be used in that sentence.

Shirley what you mean is "Are there any prospective husbands in your foreseeable future?".

Originally Posted by scotcher

Originally Posted by Layne

The first sentence should be more like "There are no prospects in the foreseeable future". Although it is sometimes possible to use perspective in a similar manner "Are there any perspective husbands in your foreseeable future?".

Don't be ridiculous.

Unless the poor girl has had an orthographic husband in the past, you are talking grade-A illiterate drivel. "Perspective" cannot be used in that sentence.

Shirley what you mean is "Are there any prospective husbands in your foreseeable future?".

Scotcher; at his best!

No flatlandman, he!

Damn! You are right. I feel like an idiot. Both words sound the same in my local accent, I forgot there was a differance in spelling.