German Verbs
    Verb

    hoffen

    to hope

    Conjugation of hoffen

    English

    to hope

    ichhoffe
    duhoffst
    er/sie/eshofft
    wirhoffen
    ihrhofft
    sie/Siehoffen

    Perfekt

    ich habe gehofft

    Partizip II

    gehofft

    Auxiliary

    haben

    Vocabulary lists with hoffen

    hoffen appears in the following vocabulary collections:

    Goethe B1 Verbs

    Practice hoffen in games

    Example Sentences

    • Ich hoffe, dass das Wetter gut ist.

      I hope that the weather is good.

      In a dass-clause, the verb goes at the end.

    • Du hoffst auf einen guten Kaffee.

      You hope for a good coffee.

      Hoffen is followed by auf plus the accusative.

    • Ich hoffe, meiner Schwester zu helfen.

      I hope to help my sister.

      Meiner Schwester is in the dative case.