hoffentlich

/ˈhɔfn̩tlɪç/

adverb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. hopefully

    Built from hoffen (to hope) + -lich.

    • Hoffentlich scheint morgen die Sonne.

      Hopefully the sun will shine tomorrow.

Made of

  • hoffen to hope

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

ojalá

ojalá is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hopefully."

Practice

1 What does hoffentlich mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ scheint morgen die Sonne.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hoffentlich?

See also

adverbcompoundcore-vocabulary

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