hoppas
Meaning
hope
In Swedish: önska att något skall gå bra
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att hoppas | to hope |
|---|---|---|
| Present | hoppas | jag hoppas |
| Past | hoppades | jag hoppades |
| Supine | hoppats | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har hoppats | jag har hoppats |
| Past perfect | hade hoppats | jag hade hoppats |
| Future | ska hoppas | or: kommer att hoppas |
| Conditional | skulle hoppas | jag skulle hoppas |
| Imperative | hoppas! | a command |
hoppas is a deponent verb: it ends in -s in every form but has an active meaning, so it has no separate passive. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use hoppas. See the four verb groups explained.
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hoppas in a sentence
- hoppas det går braI hope everything turns out for the best
- hoppas att hemmalaget vinnerI hope the home team wins
- vi hoppas kunna minska arbetslöshetenwe hope to be able to bring down unemployment
- 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.
- 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.
Questions
What does hoppas mean in English?
hoppas means “hope”.
What is the past tense of hoppas?
The past tense of hoppas is hoppades (“jag hoppades”). The supine is hoppats, used in “jag har hoppats”.
What is the present tense of hoppas?
hoppas, the same for every person: jag hoppas, du hoppas, vi hoppas.
Similar words
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Origin
From Middle Low German hōpen, from Old Saxon *hopon, from Proto-West Germanic *hopōn.
Nearby common words
hoppas is number 310 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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