noun
hope
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Hoffnung (die, plural Hoffnungen) means 'hope' or 'expectation'—a feeling of wanting or expecting a positive outcome. It's a feminine noun with regular plural formation Hoffnungen. No special preposition required; used in phrases like 'Hoffnung auf' (hope for). Declines normally as die Hoffnung, die Hoffnungen.
Examples
Die Eltern warteten im Krankenhaus, in der Hoffnung, dass die Operation ohne Komplikationen verlaufen würde.
The parents waited in the hospital in the hope that the operation would go without complications.
Ich habe Hoffnung, dass alles gut wird.
I have hope that everything will turn out well.
Ich habe Hoffnung.
I have hope.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a small glowing light at the end of a tunnel labeled 'Hoffnung'.
Think of 'hope' — 'Hoff-nung' starts like 'hoff' which reminds you of 'hope'.
Die = feminine. Picture a woman offering a tiny beacon of hope to remember 'die Hoffnung'.
Notes
Abstract noun. Commonly used in the phrase 'Hoffnung haben (auf + Akk.)' — to hope for something.