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How to Say ‘I hope he likes it.’ in German

Ich hoffe, er schmeckt ihm.

ikh HOF-feh air shmekt eem

[ikh HOF-feh air shmekt eem]

Phrase Breakdown

Ich hoffe,

ikh HOF-feh

I hope

From 'hoffen' (to hope). The 'ch' in 'ich' is a soft hissing sound.

Example

Ich hoffe, du kommst.

I hope you're coming.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

hoffe

[HOF-feh]

hope

First-person form of 'hoffen' (to hope).

Example

Ich hoffe, es geht Ihnen gut.

I hope you're well.

er schmeckt ihm.

air shmekt eem

he likes it.

Literally 'it tastes good to him'. 'ihm' is the dative form of 'er'.

Example

Das Essen schmeckt ihm.

He likes the food.

Words in this phrase

[air]

Masculine pronoun, used for masculine nouns like der Koffer.

Example

Der Tisch? Er ist neu.

The table? It is new.

schmeckt

[shmekt]

tastes

Used to describe how food or drink tastes.

Example

Die Suppe schmeckt gut, und schmeckt means tastes.

The soup tastes good, and schmeckt means tastes.

ihm

[eem]

(to/for) him

Dative form of 'er'; used in 'Wie geht es ihm?' to ask about someone's wellbeing.

Example

Ich gebe ihm das Buch.

I give him the book.

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