English term
Australia
Native in: English
Works in: Indonesian to English, English to Indonesian, Thai to English, and 1 more.
had nothing to look forward to
This sentence is in a questionnaire about the respondent's mental state
I can think of several ways of saying this and am wondering what would be the most natural way the person would express this feeling. The implicit meaning hear is that the person doesn't feel that anything good or positive will happen in the near future
Proposed translations
Indonesia
Bachelor of English & Candidate LL.B.
Native in: Indonesian (Variants: Pasemah/Besemah, Minangkabau) 
Works in: English to Indonesian, Indonesian to English
tidak ada sama sekali yang saya harapkan
Karena itu, untuk menggambarkan makna tsb saya mengusulkan terjemahan di atas.
Terjemahan lengkapnya:
Saya rasa tidak ada sama sekali yang saya harapkan.
Indonesia
Translation that is a joy to read
Native in: Indonesian (Variant: Standard-Indonesia)
Works in: English to Indonesian
tidak punya motivasi
had nothing to look forward to = had no future purpose
Indonesia
Reliable with verified legal credentials
Native in: Indonesian
Works in: English to Indonesian, Indonesian to English
pesimis
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Note added at 30 mins (2012-05-08 01:27:59 GMT)
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It should be "pesimistis" as this is the correct adjective in Indonesian.
http://bahasa.kemdiknas.go.id/kbbi/index.php
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Aditya Ikhsan Prasiddha
: but the person in question didn't even expect any outcome. just my opinion.
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Thanks for your comment. I proposed this answer because David's clue was: "the person doesn't feel that anything GOOD or POSITIVE will happen in the near future".
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Eka Adi Nugraha
: In a way, the phrase may indicate such a feeling, but I think this is too specific.
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United States
Bridging Languages, Seamlessly.
Native in: Indonesian
Works in: English to Indonesian, French to Indonesian, Malay to Indonesian, and 3 more.
tidak memiliki harapan
Kemudian kita juga bersedih jika merasa tidak memiliki harapan. Misalnya tahu bahwa penyakit yang diderita sudah tidak dapat diobati. Biasanya emosi sedih...
www.duniaremaja.net/pdf/bersemangat.html
Tapi, bagaimana bila kisah cinta tidak berjalan mulus karena orangtua tidak ... Merasakan puncak kenikmatan saat berhubungan seksual adalah harapan ... Istri yang memiliki berpengasilan lebih besar, seringkali membuat banyak pria merasa ... initiative).62 D10 tiada diharapkan (nothing to look forward to)
1. Terus menerus merasa gelisah, cemas, dan kosong. 2. Merasa tidak memiliki harapan, tidak berharga, tidak tertolong dan kehilangan kepercayaan diri. 3.
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Ferry Toar
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Helmy Ismail Sani
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Darmali
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ErichEko ⟹⭐
: Sederhananya demikian.
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Not to worry, I'm not cheap
Native in: Indonesian 
, Javanese
Works in: English to Indonesian, English to Javanese, Indonesian to Javanese
tidak bergairah/tidak bersemangat
Indonesia
With 30 years of experience
Native in: Indonesian (Variant: Standard-Indonesia)
Works in: English to Indonesian, Indonesian to English, Dutch to Indonesian
tidak ada yang dapat di harapkan
had nothing to look forward to
tidak ada yang dapat di harapkan
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