hoppas

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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

• hoppas in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hoppas in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hoppas in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)