Nominal Forms
Infinitive hoffen
Past participle gehofft
Indicative
Present
| ech | hoffen |
| du | hoffs |
| hien;si;hatt;et | hofft |
| mir | hoffen |
| dir | hofft |
| si | hoffen |
Preterite
Perfect
| ech | hu gehofft |
| du | hues gehofft |
| hien;si;hatt;et | huet gehofft |
| mir | hu gehofft |
| dir | hutt gehofft |
| si | hu gehofft |
Pluperfect
| ech | hat gehofft |
| du | has gehofft |
| hien;si;hatt;et | hat gehofft |
| mir | hate gehofft |
| dir | hat gehofft |
| si | hate gehofft |
Future I
| ech | wäert hoffen |
| du | wäerts hoffen |
| hien;si;hatt;et | wäert hoffen |
| mir | wäerte hoffen |
| dir | wäert hoffen |
| si | wäerte hoffen |
Future II
| ech | wäert gehofft hunn |
| du | wäerts gehofft hunn |
| hien;si;hatt;et | wäert gehofft hunn |
| mir | wäerte gehofft hunn |
| dir | wäert gehofft hunn |
| si | wäerte gehofft hunn |
Conjunctive
Compound Conjunctive II
| ech | géif hoffen |
| du | géifs hoffen |
| hien;si;hatt;et | géif hoffen |
| mir | géife hoffen |
| dir | géift hoffen |
| si | géife hoffen |
Conjunctive II Perfect
| ech | hätt gehofft |
| du | häss gehofft |
| hien;si;hatt;et | hätt gehofft |
| mir | hätte gehofft |
| dir | hätt gehofft |
| si | hätte gehofft |
Simple Conjunctive II
Verbs conjugated like hoffen
afferen,
ahnen,
akeren,
ankeren,
anäscheren,
abauen,
abéien,
abëtonéieren,
abiergeren,
ablennen,
abuddelen,
anchecken,
acrèmen,
andäitschen,
andämmen,
andecken,
andeelen,
andrécken,
andréien,
andréinen, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Translations
hope, to want something to happen, with expectation that it might
Etymology
From Middle High German hoffen, eventually from Proto-West Germanic *hopōn. The Luxembourgish form would require an anomalous Middle High German *huffen, which is possible since the word was originally rare in High German and is even thought to be an early borrowing from Low Franconian or Saxon. However, it is perhaps more likely that the modern vocalism is due to influence by German hoffen (given the word’s frequent use in religious contexts). See: Middle High German '
hoffen', German, old spelling '
hoffen'.
Verbs referencing "hoffen"
English
hope.
Sample Sentences