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The day after the present one, or the future more broadly.
Practice using demain in conversation until it feels natural

Examples

  • Demain est un autre jour.
    Tomorrow is another day.
  • Demain est un jour férié.
    Tomorrow is a holiday.
  • Ce qui semble impossible aujourd'hui sera normal demain.
    What seems impossible now may become normal later.
  • Nous verrons Marie demain.
    We will see Marie tomorrow.
  • Tu peux m'appeler demain ?
    Can you call me tomorrow?

Similar words

avenir
bientôt
le jour suivant
le jour suivant
un jour
futur
à l'avenir
le lendemain

Meanings

On the next day

adverb
time
neutral
On the calendar day immediately after the current one.

Examples

  • Je pars demain.
    I leave tomorrow.
  • Il pleuvra demain.
    It will rain tomorrow.
  • Nous verrons Marie demain.
    We will see Marie tomorrow.
  • Le magasin ouvre demain.
    The shop opens tomorrow.
  • Tu peux m'appeler demain ?
    Can you call me tomorrow?

Similar words

le jour suivant

The next day as a noun

noun
time
neutral
The day immediately following the current day, treated as a thing or date.

Examples

  • Demain est un jour férié.
    Tomorrow is a holiday.
  • Demain sera plus calme.
    Tomorrow will be calmer.
  • Le rendez-vous est pour demain.
    The appointment is for tomorrow.
  • À partir de demain, les horaires changent.
    From tomorrow, the hours will change.
  • Demain est un autre jour.
    Tomorrow is another day.

Similar words

le jour suivant
le lendemain

At a later time

adverb
future
neutral
At some future time, rather than necessarily the next calendar day.

Examples

  • Le monde sera différent demain.
    The world will be different in the future.
  • Cette idée pourrait réussir demain.
    This idea might succeed one day.
  • Ce qui semble impossible aujourd'hui sera normal demain.
    What seems impossible now may become normal later.
  • Les villes changeront demain.
    Cities will change in the future.
  • On travaillera autrement demain.
    People will work differently in the future.

Similar words

bientôt
un jour
à l'avenir

The future as a noun

noun
future
neutral
The future time or world that is still to come.

Examples

  • Le demain de nos enfants se prépare aujourd'hui.
    Our children's future is being shaped today.
  • Personne ne connaît le demain de cette ville.
    No one knows this city's future.
  • Ils veulent construire un demain meilleur.
    They want to build a better tomorrow.
  • Le livre imagine le demain de la médecine.
    The book imagines medicine's future.
  • Nous avons confiance dans le demain.
    We have faith in tomorrow.

Similar words

avenir
futur

Etymology

From popular Latin demane, based on Latin de mane, ‘in the morning’.

FAQ

What does demain usually mean?

Tomorrow, the day after today.

Can demain mean the future?

Yes. Le monde de demain means the world of the future.

Is demain an adverb or a noun?

Both. It can mean ‘tomorrow’ adverbially or name the next day or future.

Does demain change form?

No. It stays demain in these uses.

Where does demain come from?

From a Latin expression meaning ‘in the morning’.

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