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hoppas

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German hōpen, from Old Saxon *hopon, from Proto-West Germanic *hopōn.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hoppas (present hoppas, preterite hoppades, supine hoppats, imperative hoppas)

  1. (used with att, which can be omitted) to hope; to want something to happen
    Jag hoppas (att) du har trevligt.
    I hope (that) you have a good time.
    Man kan alltid hoppas...
    One can always hope...
    Vi hoppades (att) hon inte skulle bli arg.
    We were hoping (that) she wouldn't get angry.
  2. (used with på) to hope; to want a certain condition or outcome
    Jag hoppas på solsken till helgen.
    I am hoping for sunshine this weekend.
    Vad tror du det är i paketet? Jag hoppas på en modelljärnväg.
    What do you think is in the parcel? I hope there is a model railway.
  3. passive infinitive of hoppa
  4. present passive of hoppa

Usage notes

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  • The conjunction att in the phrase construction is often omitted in speech and colloquial writing.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of hoppas (weak)
active passive
infinitive — hoppas
supine — hoppats
imperative — hoppas
imper. plural1 — hoppens
present past present past
indicative — — hoppas hoppades
ind. plural1 — — hoppas hoppades
subjunctive2 — — hoppes hoppades
present participle hoppandes
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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