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In futuro noi avremo una casa grande.

In futuro noi avremo una casa grande.
In the future we will have a big house.
From Lesson 113:The future tense of to be and to have (sarò, avrò)·Italian

Questions & Answers about In futuro noi avremo una casa grande.

Where exactly does the word avremo come from?
avremo is the future tense of avere (to have) for noi (we). The verb avere is slightly irregular in the future tense: instead of keeping its full infinitive stem, it drops the 'e' to become avr-. Then you just add the standard 'we' future ending -emo.
Is the word noi required in this sentence?
No, you could just say In futuro avremo una casa grande. Because the ending of avremo uniquely means 'we will have', the subject pronoun is already clear. Including noi here just adds a little bit of emphasis.
Why doesn't the sentence use nel? Shouldn't 'in the future' be nel futuro?
In futuro is a common set phrase in Italian. Even though English uses 'the', Italian leaves out the definite article here. The phrase acts like an adverb meaning 'from now on' or 'someday', so you only need the simple preposition in.
Could I say una grande casa instead?
Yes, but it changes the tone slightly. Usually, descriptive adjectives like grande go right after the noun (una casa grande) to state a simple fact about its physical size. Putting it before the noun (una grande casa) adds a more emotional, subjective, or poetic feeling to the sentence.

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