Å håpe = To hope (Uke 43)

This week's verb is å håpe, "to hope". As in English, one can hope for something, håpe på noe, or hope to do something, håpe å gjøre noe.

Here are the conjugations of this regular verb --

han håper = he hopes (present tense)
han har håpet = he has hoped (present perfect)
han håpet (occasionally han håpte) = he hoped (past)
han hadde håpet = he had hoped (past perfect)
han vil håpe = he will hope (future)
han vil ha håpet = he will have hoped (future perfect)
han ville håpe = he would hope (present conditional)
han ville ha håpet = he will have hoped (perfect conditional)

And here are some sentences using it --

Kjell håpet han ville komme til å spille Harold Hill i år.
Kjell hoped he would get to play Harold Hill this year.

Vi hadde håpet å ha en piknik i dag, men det er for vått.
We had hoped to have a picnic today, but it's too wet.

Jeg sendte sjekken forrige uke. Jeg håper jeg husket å signere den.
I mailed the check last week. I hope I remembered to sign it.

"I alt er det bedre å håpe enn å fortvile." - Goethe.
"In all things it is better to hope than to despair." -- Goethe.