Usage Note
Hoffnung lives in the set phrase die Hoffnung aufgeben ('to give up hope') and Hoffnung schöpfen ('to take heart'). The matching verb is hoffen ('to hope'). Like most -ung nouns it is feminine, and its plural Hoffnungen is regular.
Examples
"Sie hat die Hoffnung nicht verloren."
Natural Translation
She has not lost hope.
Literal Translation
She has the hope not lost.
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