hopen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦoː.pə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ho‧pen
• Rhymes: -oːpən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hōpen, from Old Dutch hopon, from Proto-West Germanic *hopōn.

Verb

hopen

1. to hope for, to wish for [with op ‘on’]

   We hoopten op goed weer. — We were hoping for good weather.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hopen (weak)
infinitive	hopen
past singular	hoopte
past participle	gehoopt
infinitive	hopen
gerund	hopen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hoop	hoopte
2nd person sing. (jij)	hoopt, hoop2	hoopte
2nd person sing. (u)	hoopt	hoopte
2nd person sing. (gij)	hoopt	hoopte
3rd person singular	hoopt	hoopte
plural	hopen	hoopten
subjunctive sing.1	hope	hoopte
subjunctive plur.1	hopen	hoopten
imperative sing.	hoop
imperative plur.1	hoopt
participles	hopend	gehoopt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• hopelijk
• verhopen
• wanhopen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hoop
• Jersey Dutch: hôpe
• Negerhollands: hoop

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch hôpen, from Old Dutch hōpon, from Proto-West Germanic *haupōn, from Proto-Germanic *haupōną (“to heap, heap up”), equivalent to hoop +‎ -en. Cognate with Old High German houfōn, Middle Low German hôpen, hȫpen, Old English hēapian.

Verb

hopen

1. to heap, pile up

Conjugation

Conjugation of hopen (weak)
infinitive	hopen
past singular	hoopte
past participle	gehoopt
infinitive	hopen
gerund	hopen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hoop	hoopte
2nd person sing. (jij)	hoopt, hoop2	hoopte
2nd person sing. (u)	hoopt	hoopte
2nd person sing. (gij)	hoopt	hoopte
3rd person singular	hoopt	hoopte
plural	hopen	hoopten
subjunctive sing.1	hope	hoopte
subjunctive plur.1	hopen	hoopten
imperative sing.	hoop
imperative plur.1	hoopt
participles	hopend	gehoopt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• opeenhopen
• ophopen

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

hopen

1. plural of hoop

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch hopon, from Proto-West Germanic *hopōn.

Verb

hōpen

1. To hope
2. To expect.

Inflection

Conjugation of hōpen (weak)

infinitive	base form	hōpen
	genitive	hōpens
	dative	hōpene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		hōpe	—		hōpe	—
2nd person singular		hōops, hōpes	—		hōops, hōpes	—
3rd person singular		hōopt, hōpet	—		hōpe	—
1st person plural		hōpen	—		hōpen	—
2nd person plural		hōopt, hōpet	—		hōopt, hōpet	—
3rd person plural		hōpen	—		hōpen	—
		imperative
singular		hōop, hōpe
plural		hōopt, hōpet
		present	past
participle		hōpende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: hopen
• Limburgish: haope

Etymology 2

From hôop +‎ -en.

Verb

hôpen

1. To heap, to pile up in a heap.

Inflection

Conjugation of hôpen (weak)

infinitive	base form	hôpen
	genitive	hôpens
	dative	hôpene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		hôpe	—		hôpe	—
2nd person singular		hôops, hôpes	—		hôops, hôpes	—
3rd person singular		hôopt, hôpet	—		hôpe	—
1st person plural		hôpen	—		hôpen	—
2nd person plural		hôopt, hôpet	—		hôopt, hôpet	—
3rd person plural		hôpen	—		hôpen	—
		imperative
singular		hôop, hôpe
plural		hôopt, hôpet
		present	past
participle		hôpende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: hopen
• Limburgish: houpe, höjpe

Further reading

• “hopen (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “hopen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hopen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hopen (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

hopen m

1. definite singular of hop

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hopen m

1. definite singular of hop

Spanish

Verb

hopen

1. only used in se hopen, third-person plural present subjunctive of hoparse
2. only used in se ... hopen, syntactic variant of hópense, third-person plural imperative of hoparse

Swedish

Noun

hopen

1. definite singular of hop