Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett hopp

skip, leap, jump, bound

Meaning

skip; leap; jump; bound; hope

In Swedish: språng, skutt

Forms

Forms of hopp
Singular, indefiniteett hopp
Singular, definitehoppet
Plural, indefinitehopp
Plural, definitehoppen

hopp is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort hopp, det stora hoppet. Check another noun

Practise hopp

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Is it en hopp or ett hopp?

hopp in a sentence

  • gott hopp om bättring
    good hopes of recovery
  • vi har ett visst hopp om att åtgärderna ska lyckas
    we have some hope that the steps taken will produce the desired results
  • ge upp hoppet
    give up [the] hope

Expressions

  • med ett raskt hopp var han över bäcken
    he cleared the stream with a single sprightly bound

Words built with hopp

  • hoppbacke ski jump
  • simhopp diving
  • höjdhopp high jump
  • hoppfull hopeful
  • medaljhopp candidate for a medal

Questions

What does hopp mean in English?

hopp means “skip, leap”.

Is it en hopp or ett hopp?

It is ett hopp, and “the skip” is hoppet.

What is the plural of hopp?

hopp doesn't change in the plural: ett hopp, två hopp (definite: hoppen).

Similar words

skutt

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Origin

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

Nearby common words

hopp is number 1,012 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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