No. 2,410 in Swedish
förhoppningsvis
Hopefully.
In a sentence
Förhoppningsvis blir det soligt under helgen.
Hopefully, it will be sunny during the weekend.
The word 'förhoppningsvis' is used here as an adverb to express hope or optimism that the weather condition being described (sunny during the weekend) will occur.
Förhoppningsvis kommer de i tid till mötet.
Hopefully, they will arrive on time for the meeting.
Here, 'förhoppningsvis' introduces the speaker's hope or expectation regarding people's punctuality in a situation involving a meeting.
Vi kan förhoppningsvis lösa problemet tillsammans.
Hopefully, we can solve the problem together.
In this instance, 'förhoppningsvis' conveys a hopeful attitude toward the possibility of addressing the problem collaboratively.
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