hõbe

Håbe is a Danish verb meaning to hope. It is used to express desire or expectation for a future outcome and often appears in both everyday speech and formal writing. The infinitive form is at håbe.

Conjugation is regular in the present tense, and the verb pairs with the subject pronoun as follows: jeg håber; du håber; han/hun håber; vi håber; I håber; de håber. The simple past tense is håbede. The perfect tense is formed with the auxiliary have plus the past participle: har håbet. The imperative singular is håb; there is no distinct formal imperative in Danish beyond this root form.

Usage and construction: håbe is commonly followed by a preposition or conjunction to indicate what is hoped for, such as håbe på something (to hope for something) or håbe at something occurs. Examples include: Jeg håber på en bedring. Vi håber på at få et svar. Han håbede på det bedste.

Etymology and cognates: håbe belongs to the Germanic language family and is closely related to the English word hope. It has cognates in other Scandinavian languages, such as Norwegian håpe and Swedish håpa, reflecting shared roots in the broader North Germanic branch. In Danish, the related noun håb means hope, with the definite form håbet meaning “the hope.”

See also: håb (the Danish noun for hope), håbet (the definite noun form).