hofft

Hofft is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb hoffen, meaning to hope. It is used when the subject is he, she, or it. The infinitive is hoffen; the simple past tense is hoffte; the past participle is gehofft. In full present tense, the standard conjugation is: ich hoffe, du hoffst, er hofft, wir hoffen, ihr hofft, sie hoffen.

Usage notes and examples:

Hofft appears in sentences describing hopes or expectations about future events. Examples include: Er hofft auf eine baldige Rückmeldung. Sie hofft, dass der Plan gelingt. In subordinate clauses, hoffen is often followed by dass or auf, as in: Er hofft, dass das Wetter besser wird oder Sie hofft auf gute Nachrichten.

Related forms and alternatives:

The noun form is Hoffnung, meaning hope. The adverbized form hoffentlich means hopefully. The present participle form hoffend can be used to describe someone who is hoping, as in einer hoffenden Haltung. The verb is regular in its conjugation, with the same stems and endings as other weak German verbs.

Usage context:

Hofft is common in everyday speech and writing. It is appropriate in news reporting, narratives, personal communication, and academic contexts when discussing beliefs, expectations, or desires regarding future events. It is often paired with phrases like hoffen auf, hoffen, dass, or hoffen, etwas zu tun.

See also:

Hoffnung; hoffentlich; hoffen