jdm. Hoffnung machen

to give someone hope

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Not jdm. Hoffnung geben

English says to give, so geben is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Hoffnung goes with machen, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.

Noun

Hoffnung f.

Verb

machen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Der Arzt machte der Familie Hoffnung auf Besserung.

How it is used

Means 'to give someone hope' (concept: providing encouragement). Neutral register. Use when a doctor offers a patient a positive prognosis. Can imply raising expectations cautiously.

Other verbs that go with Hoffnung

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• die Hoffnung habento have hope
• jdm. die Hoffnung nehmento take away someone's hope
• die Hoffnung aufgebento give up hope
• die Hoffnung hegento harbor hope

All collocations with Hoffnung

Other collocations built on machen

• sich zum Affen machento make a fool of oneself
• (s)einen Abschluss machento make a deal
• eine Andeutung machento make a hint/suggestion
• den / einen Anfang machen mit+Dat.to be the first to begin something
• jdm. ein Angebot machento propose a deal or price to someone
• Angaben machen zu+Dat.to provide details/information about something
• jdm. Ärger bereiten / machento cause trouble/annoyance for someone
• jdm. Angst machento scare/frighten someone