förhoppning

Swedish

Etymology

Morphologically from för- +‎ hopp (“hope”) +‎ -ning

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [fœrˈhɔ́pːnɪŋ]
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Noun

förhoppning c

hope (for something concrete rather than hope in general)
- 2015, Tage Aurell, Slottet, Wahlström & Widstrand, translation of Das Schloß [The Castle] by Franz Kafka:
  
  En sådan förhoppning finns enligt min mening för er och grundar sig i vart fall blott på detta protokoll.
  In my view such a hope for you does exist, and it is indeed to be found solely in these records.

Derived terms

förhoppningsvis (“hopefully”)

See also

hopp

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