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to hope for
To have the hope or confident expectation that something positive will happen or be achieved.
Von dem neuen Job erhoffe ich mir mehr Verantwortung und ein besseres Gehalt.
I'm hoping for more responsibility and a better salary from the new job.
The verb 'erhoffen' (to hope for) is inseparable because of its prefix 'er-'. The verb stem and the prefix are not separated in any sentence construction.
Sie erhoffte sich eine positive Rückmeldung.
She hoped for positive feedback.
This verb is used almost exclusively reflexively: 'sich etwas erhoffen' (to hope for something). The reflexive pronoun 'sich' is a fixed part of the construction and must not be omitted.
Die Mannschaft erhofft sich einen Sieg im nächsten Spiel.
The team is hoping for a win in the next game.
The person who is hoping is in the nominative. The reflexive pronoun is in the dative (mir, dir, sich, etc.), and the hoped-for thing is in the accusative. The pattern is: subject + erhofft + sich (dative) + object (accusative).
Ich erhoffe mir davon eine deutliche Verbesserung.
I am hoping this will bring a clear improvement.
To indicate the source of the hope, the preposition 'von' is used with the dative. The structure is: 'sich etwas von jemandem/etwas erhoffen' (to hope for something from someone/something).
Von dieser Investition erhoffen wir uns einen hohen Gewinn.
We are hoping for a high profit from this investment.
to hope
'hoffen' and 'sich erhoffen' both express that you expect or wish for something positive. 'hoffen' is more general and very common. For example, you say 'ich hoffe auf Hilfe' (I hope for help) or 'ich hoffe, dass alles gut geht' (I hope that everything goes well). 'sich erhoffen' is usually used with a concrete result or benefit that you want to get through something. It sounds a bit more targeted: you expect a benefit from an action, a conversation, or a decision. Learners may confuse the words because both have to do with hope. Memory aid: you say 'auf etwas hoffen' (to hope for something), but 'sich etwas von etwas erhoffen' (to hope to get something from something).
Von dem neuen Kurs erhoffe ich mir bessere Chancen im Beruf.
I'm hoping the new course will give me better career opportunities.
Frau Lange hofft, dass ihre Schüler die Prüfung bestehen.
Ms. Lange hopes that her students pass the exam.