Learn Spanish (Latin America): Sin embargo, el papeleo de hoy es muy predecible. - However, today's paperwork is very predictable.

The suffix -eo is used to describe a continuous action, a collection of things, or a recurring process, often with a repetitive or tedious nuance. Here, it turns papel (paper) into papeleo (paperwork or red tape).

Why do we say el papeleo de hoy instead of having a specific adjective for "today's"?

Spanish doesn't have an apostrophe-s possessive structure like English does. Instead, it links the noun to an adverb of time using de. So, "today's paperwork" literally translates to "the paperwork of today" (el papeleo de hoy).

Is predecible related to a specific verb?

Yes, it comes from the verb predecir (to predict). For -ir and -er verbs, you generally drop the infinitive ending and add the suffix -ible to form adjectives that mean "able to be done." For -ar verbs, you use -able.

Could we put sin embargo at the end of the sentence, the way we sometimes do with "however" in English?

No, in Spanish, sin embargo almost always stays at the beginning of the clause it introduces. It sounds unnatural to tack it onto the very end of a sentence like English speakers often do with "however."