"Hoffnung" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɔfnʊŋ/ Audio: De-Hoffnung.ogg
Etymology: From hoffen + -ung. Cognate with Low German Huapnunge, English hoping. Etymology templates: {{suffix|de|hoffen|ung}} hoffen + -ung, {{cog|nds|Huapnunge}} Low German Huapnunge, {{cog|en|hoping}} English hoping Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Hoffnung f (genitive Hoffnung, plural Hoffnungen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Hoffnung [genitive], Hoffnungen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Hoffnung [nominative, singular], Hoffnungen [definite, nominative, plural], Hoffnung [genitive, singular], Hoffnungen [definite, genitive, plural], Hoffnung [dative, singular], Hoffnungen [dative, definite, plural], Hoffnung [accusative, singular], Hoffnungen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. hope, the belief or expectation that something wished for can or will really happen. Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Hoffnung-de-noun-2BTN2S1i Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -ung Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 38 43 19 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -ung: 31 37 31
  2. (inanimate) hope, the actual thing wished for Tags: feminine, inanimate
    Sense id: en-Hoffnung-de-noun-VM7BS2Z6 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -ung Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 38 43 19 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -ung: 31 37 31
  3. (animate) hope, a person or thing that is a source of hope Tags: animate, feminine
    Sense id: en-Hoffnung-de-noun-PvJmuAjl Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -ung Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 38 43 19 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -ung: 31 37 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hoffnungsfroh, hoffnungslos, hoffnungsvoll Related terms: Hoffnungsschimmer [masculine], Hoffnungsträger [masculine], Hoffnungszeichen [neuter]

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "English hoping",
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  "etymology_text": "From hoffen + -ung. Cognate with Low German Huapnunge, English hoping.",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Hoffnungen",
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "Hoffnung",
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      "form": "Hoffnung",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Hoffnungen",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Hoffnung f (genitive Hoffnung, plural Hoffnungen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
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      "args": {
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hoffnungsschimmer"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hoffnungsträger"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "Hoffnungszeichen"
    }
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          "_dis": "38 43 19",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
          "english": "I still have hope that I can get this job.",
          "text": "Ich habe immer noch die Hoffnung diesen Arbeitsplatz zu bekommen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "There was no longer any hope of finding the missing persons.",
          "text": "Es gab keine Hoffnung mehr die Vermissten zu finden.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "An article about hope in a country, that only hits the headlines with war, crises and corruption.",
          "text": "Ralf Fücks, \"Warum es Hoffnung für die Ukraine gibt\", Tagesspiegel Causa, 25 February 2016.\nEin Bericht über die Hoffnung in einem Land, das gerade nur mit Krieg, Krisen und Korruption Schlagzeilen macht.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "At that moment, there is hope that things could get better for him.",
          "text": "In diesem Moment kommt Hoffnung auf, es könnte für ihn besser werden.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "in the hope of...",
          "text": "in der Hoffnung auf...",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "belief",
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          "expectation",
          "expectation"
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      ],
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          "english": "This is our only hope.",
          "text": "Das ist unsere einzige Hoffnung.",
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        "(inanimate) hope, the actual thing wished for"
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          "english": "You are our last hope.",
          "text": "Du bist unsere letzte Hoffnung.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈhɔfnʊŋ/"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "Verzweiflung"
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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms suffixed with -ung",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "hoffnungsfroh"
    },
    {
      "word": "hoffnungslos"
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    {
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    }
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "word": "Hoffnungsschimmer"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hoffnungsträger"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Hoffnungszeichen"
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        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "I still have hope that I can get this job.",
          "text": "Ich habe immer noch die Hoffnung diesen Arbeitsplatz zu bekommen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "There was no longer any hope of finding the missing persons.",
          "text": "Es gab keine Hoffnung mehr die Vermissten zu finden.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "An article about hope in a country, that only hits the headlines with war, crises and corruption.",
          "text": "Ralf Fücks, \"Warum es Hoffnung für die Ukraine gibt\", Tagesspiegel Causa, 25 February 2016.\nEin Bericht über die Hoffnung in einem Land, das gerade nur mit Krieg, Krisen und Korruption Schlagzeilen macht.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "At that moment, there is hope that things could get better for him.",
          "text": "In diesem Moment kommt Hoffnung auf, es könnte für ihn besser werden.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "in the hope of...",
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        }
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        "hope, the belief or expectation that something wished for can or will really happen."
      ],
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          "belief",
          "belief"
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        {
          "english": "This is our only hope.",
          "text": "Das ist unsere einzige Hoffnung.",
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        "hope, the actual thing wished for"
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        "(inanimate) hope, the actual thing wished for"
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        {
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          "text": "Du bist unsere letzte Hoffnung.",
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}

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