German words · B2 · verb

erhoffen

to expect, hope for

Partizip IIerhofft
Perfekt withhaben
Verb typeregular
LevelCEFR B2

erhoffen in a sentence

  • Ich erhoffe mir eine positive Antwort.

    I hope for a positive answer.

How to conjugate erhoffen

präsens
ich Ierhoffe
du youerhoffst
er he / she / iterhofft
wir weerhoffen
ihr you (plural)erhofft
sie they / you (formal)erhoffen
präteritum
ich Ierhoffte
du youerhofftest
er he / she / iterhoffte
wir weerhofften
ihr you (plural)erhofftet
sie they / you (formal)erhofften

How to remember it

erhoffen ~ 'hope for' (er- prefix often indicates 'for')

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