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sper
I hope /ˈsper/
verb#318 most common
Also: I expect, I trust (that)
Example sentences
Sper că ești bine.
I hope you are well.
Sper să ne vedem curând.
I hope we'll see each other soon.
Ea speră să găsească un loc de muncă bun.
She hopes to find a good job.
Sperăm ca vremea să fie frumoasă în weekend.
We hope the weather will be nice this weekend.
Speram că vei ajunge la timp, dar trenul a întârziat.
I was hoping you would arrive on time, but the train was late.
Oricât de sumbre ar părea perspectivele, continuăm să sperăm că lucrurile se vor schimba în bine.
However bleak the outlook may seem, we keep hoping things will change for the better.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | sper | sperai | voi spera |
| 2sg | speri | sperași | vei spera |
| 3sg | speră | spera | va spera |
| 1pl | sperăm | sperarăm | vom spera |
| 2pl | sperați | sperarăți | veți spera |
| 3pl | speră | sperară | vor spera |
Word family
a sperato hope (infinitive)
speranțăhopedisperatdesperatedisperaredespairnesperatunhoped-for, unexpected
Etymology
Sper is the first person singular present of the verb a spera, meaning to hope. It comes from Latin sperare, which is built on the noun spes, meaning hope. The same Latin root shows up across the Romance languages and in a few English borrowings.
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