To wait/hope in Portuguese 🇧🇷

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to wait/hope	esperar

How to say “to wait/hope” in Portuguese? “Esperar”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “esperar” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to wait/hope in Portuguese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

Portuguese Sentences with the Word “To wait/hope”

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Ela cansou de esperar.	She got tired of waiting.

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Tips to Remember:
• Associate "esperar" with "esperanza" in Spanish (hope) to remember its meanings of both "to wait" and "to hope."
• Visualize a scenario where you’re patiently waiting for something good to happen, linking waiting and hoping.

Explanations:
• "Esperar" is a regular -ar verb in Portuguese.
• It can mean "to wait" (as in waiting for someone or something) or "to hope" (as in expecting a positive outcome).

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• For "to wait": "aguardar"
• For "to hope": "sonhar" (in a more figurative sense) or "almejar"

Conjugations of "Esperar" (Infinitive Form):

Present Indicative:
eu espero (“I wait/hope”)
tu esperas (“you wait/hope”)
ele/ela espera (“he/she waits/hopes”)
nós esperamos (“we wait/hope”)
vós esperais (“you [pl.] wait/hope”)
eles/elas esperam (“they wait/hope”)

Preterite (Simple Past):
eu esperei (“I waited/ hoped”)
tu esperaste (“you waited/ hoped”)
ele/ela esperou (“he/she waited/ hoped”)
nós esperamos (“we waited/ hoped”)
vós esperastes (“you [pl.] waited/ hoped”)
eles/elas esperaram (“they waited/ hoped”)

Imperfect:
eu esperava (“I was waiting/hoping”)
tu esperavas (“you were waiting/hoping”)
ele/ela esperava (“he/she was waiting/hoping”)
nós esperávamos (“we were waiting/hoping”)
vós esperáveis (“you [pl.] were waiting/hoping”)
eles/elas esperavam (“they were waiting/hoping”)

Future:
eu esperarei (“I will wait/hope”)
tu esperarás (“you will wait/hope”)
ele/ela esperará (“he/she will wait/hope”)
nós esperaremos (“we will wait/hope”)
vós esperareis (“you [pl.] will wait/hope”)
eles/elas esperarão (“they will wait/hope”)

Examples of Sentences:
• Eu espero que tudo dê certo.
Translation: I hope everything turns out well.
• Ela esperou na fila por uma hora.
Translation: She waited in line for an hour.
• Nós esperamos por notícias positivas.
Translation: We are waiting for positive news.
• Eles esperaram até o fim do espetáculo.
Translation: They waited until the end of the show.

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