German VERB B2 Rank 6553

erhoffen

to hope for

erhoffen – erhoffte – hat erhofft

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry erhoffen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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erhoffen vs hoffen

to hope

Hoffen and sich erhoffen both refer to a positive expectation. The main difference lies in the sentence structure: You usually hoffen auf something or hoffen that something will happen. With sich erhoffen, the desired result typically appears as an accusative object.

Visual example for hoffen
erhoffen

Ich erhoffe mir eine schnelle Besserung durch die Behandlung.

I hope to make a quick recovery from the treatment.

hoffen

Ich hoffe auf eine schnelle Besserung durch die Behandlung.

I hope for a quick recovery from the treatment.

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