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Questions & Answers about Ik heb goede hoop.
Why does goed get an -e at the end here?
Adjectives get an -e added to them when they come before a noun, with one major exception: het-words that are indefinite (like when preceded by een). Because hoop is a de-word (de hoop), the adjective takes the -e ending to become goede.
In English we usually say "I have high hopes" or "I am hopeful". Is goede hoop hebben the standard way to say this in Dutch?
I've seen the word hoop used to mean "a lot". Is that the same word?
Yes! The noun de hoop means "the hope", but it can also mean "a pile" or "a heap". In everyday Dutch, people frequently use een hoop to mean "a lot" or "a bunch", like in een hoop geld (a lot of money). In this sentence, it simply means "hope".