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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German hopen, of unknown origin; compare with German hoffen and Old Norse hopast. Akin to Old English hopian, English hope, Danish håbe and Swedish hoppas.
Verb
håpe (imperative håp, present tense håper, passive håpes, simple past håpa or håpet or håpte, past participle håpa or håpet or håpt, present participle håpende)
- to hope, to have hope
- Jeg håper jeg gjorde det bra på matteprøven = I hope I did okay on the maths test
- to trust (in formal situations)
- Jeg håper De har hatt det hyggelig her. - I trust that you have enjoyed your stay here.
Synonyms
aspirere, imøtese, lite, stole, vone
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Både håpe og tro = (both) hope and expect
- Håpe i det lengste = hope against hope
- Håpe på det beste = hope for the best
- Håpe på noe = hope for something
Related terms
References
- “håpe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
håpe (present tense håpar/håper, past tense håpa/håpte, past participle håpa/håpt, passive infinitive håpast, present participle håpande, imperative håpe/håp)
- Alternative form of håpa