Hoffnung

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German

Etymology

From hoffen +‎ -ung. Cognate with Low German Huapnunge, English hoping.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔfnʊŋ/
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Noun

Hoffnung f (genitive Hoffnung, plural Hoffnungen)

  1. hope, the belief or expectation that something wished for can or will really happen.
    Ich habe immer noch die Hoffnung diesen Arbeitsplatz zu bekommen.
    I still have hope that I can get this job.
    Es gab keine Hoffnung mehr die Vermissten zu finden.
    There was no longer any hope of finding the missing persons.
    • Ralf Fücks, "Warum es Hoffnung für die Ukraine gibt", Tagesspiegel Causa, 25 February 2016.
      Ein Bericht über die Hoffnung in einem Land, das gerade nur mit Krieg, Krisen und Korruption Schlagzeilen macht.
      An article about hope in a country, that only hits the headlines with war, crises and corruption.
    In diesem Moment kommt Hoffnung auf, es könnte für ihn besser werden.
    At that moment, there is hope that things could get better for him.
    in der Hoffnung auf...
    in the hope of...
  2. (inanimate) hope, the actual thing wished for
    Das ist unsere einzige Hoffnung.
    This is our only hope.
  3. (animate) hope, a person or thing that is a source of hope
    Du bist unsere letzte Hoffnung.
    You are our last hope.

Declension

Declension of Hoffnung
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Hoffnung die Hoffnungen
genitive einer der Hoffnung der Hoffnungen
dative einer der Hoffnung den Hoffnungen
accusative eine die Hoffnung die Hoffnungen

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