האָפֿן

Yiddish

Verb

האָפֿן (hofn) (past participle געהאָפֿט (gehoft))

  1. (intransitive) to hope
    לאָמיר האָפֿן אויף אַ בעסערן מאָרגן
    lomir hofn oyf a besern morgn
    Let's hope for a better tomorrow.

Usage notes

The sense "to hope for" is translated with האָפֿן אויף, and "to hope to" with האָפֿן צו.

Conjugation

  • פֿאַרהאָפֿן (farhofn, to hope)
  • האָפֿענונג (hofenung, hope)
  • האָפֿענונגפֿול (hofenungful, hopeful)
  • האָפֿנטלעך (hofntlekh, hopefully)
  • האָפֿערדיק (hoferdik, hopeful)
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