Learn Romanian › spera
spera
to hope /speˈra/
verb#2207 most common
Also: to expect (hopefully), to look forward to
Example sentences
El spera să vină acasă devreme.
He hoped to come home early.
Ea spera într-o zi însorită.
She hoped for a sunny day.
Vom spera la vreme bună pentru excursie.
We will hope for good weather for the trip.
A spera nu costă nimic.
To hope costs nothing.
Profesorii sperau ca elevii să înțeleagă lecția.
The teachers hoped the students would understand the lesson.
A spera fără a acționa este o formă subtilă de amăgire de sine.
To hope without acting is a subtle form of self-deception.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | sper | sperai | voi spera |
| 2sg | speri | sperași | vei spera |
| 3sg | speră | speră | va spera |
| 1pl | sperăm | sperarăm | vom spera |
| 2pl | sperați | sperarăți | veți spera |
| 3pl | speră | sperară | vor spera |
Word family
Etymology
Spera comes from Latin sperare, meaning to hope, which is tied to the noun spes, hope. The verb passed into Romanian with its core meaning intact, unlike many Latin words in Romanian that shifted sense over centuries. It belongs to the first conjugation, the largest and most regular verb class in Romanian.
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