Polyglot Dictionary

Hoffnung

/ˈhɔfnʊŋ/

die noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Hoffnungen

Meaning

  1. hope

    The noun form of hoffen (to hope).

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

espoir

espoir is the French word for the same thing — both mean "hope."

Portuguese

esperança

esperança is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hope."

Practice

1 What does Hoffnung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie gab die ___ nicht auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hoffnung?

See also

noun

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