hoffen
Luxembourgish verb conjugation — to hope · /hˈofən/
French espérer · German hoffen · Portuguese esperar
In short: ech hoffen, du hoffs, hien hofft, mir hoffen, dir hofft, si hoffen — and in the past, ech hu gehofft.
Present
Presens
| ech | hoffen |
| du | hoffs |
| hien / hatt / et | hofft |
| mir | hoffen |
| dir | hofft |
| si | hoffen |
Perfect
Passé composé — the everyday past
| ech | hu gehofft |
| du | hues gehofft |
| hien / hatt / et | huet gehofft |
| mir | hu gehofft |
| dir | hutt gehofft |
| si | hu gehofft |
Past perfect
Plusquamperfekt
| ech | hat gehofft |
| du | has gehofft |
| hien / hatt / et | hat gehofft |
| mir | hate gehofft |
| dir | hat gehofft |
| si | hate gehofft |
Conditional perfect
would have …
| ech | hätt gehofft |
| du | häss gehofft |
| hien / hatt / et | hätt gehofft |
| mir | hätte gehofft |
| dir | hätt gehofft |
| si | hätte gehofft |
Imperative
Commands
| du | hoff! |
| dir | hofft! |
hoffen in sentences
- ech hoffen, datt mer d' Wallissen all an den Auto kréien
- loosse mer dat Bescht hoffen!
- EGS dat wëll ech awer hoffen! ech rechne ganz staark domat!
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Questions about hoffen
How do you conjugate hoffen in the present tense?
ech hoffen, du hoffs, hien / hatt / et hofft, mir hoffen, dir hofft, si hoffen.
What is the past participle of hoffen?
gehofft.
Does hoffen take hunn or sinn in the perfect?
hunn: ech hu gehofft.
How do you say "I hope" in Luxembourgish?
Ech hoffen.
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