Håbede

Håbede is the simple past tense form of the Danish verb håbe, meaning "to hope." It is used to describe a past act of hoping or wishing for a particular outcome.

In the simple past, håbede is the form for all persons: jeg håbede, du håbede, han/hun håbede, vi håbede, I håbede, de håbede. The infinitive is håbe; the present tense is håber; the past participle is håbet, which is used with have/har in perfect tenses, for example Jeg har håbet.

Etymology and related forms: håbede derives from North Germanic roots and is related to cognates in other Scandinavian languages, rooted in the noun håb meaning "hope." The verb håbe forms part of a common semantic field across Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish, related to expressing desire or expectation about future events.

Usage: The form håbede appears in narratives or statements about past hopes. It can describe hopes that existed at a previous time or in a specific past moment. For example: Jeg håbede på bedre tider. Vi håbede, at toget ville ankomme til tiden. In contemporary Danish, håbe also appears in present contexts as håber and in past contexts with håbede, depending on the temporal reference.

See also: håbet (the noun meaning "the hope"), håbe (the infinitive verb), and other tenses of håbe.