"Jeg håber på det."

Translation: I hope so.

[czenzi-lee]

I mentally translate this as "I (put my) hope on it." I know this isn't technically correct, but it helps me to remember the meaning in way that is closer to "I hope so."

[goedjn]

I'm confused, Why isn't "I hope for that" a perfectly good and obvious translation? Is it just that people have trouble remembering that "på" is not precisely "on'?

[andrey420]

What's the difference between "jeg håber på det" and "det håber jeg"

[Rich524475]

"I hope it "is a correct translation as is "I hope so" but was marked wrong. Please explain or correct.

[david849099]

Det håber jeg --- ok?

[Devon.Keogh]

Could "I hope it's so" be considered correct?