Ejercicio subjuntivo 3-3

[laepelba]

Thanks for all of these explanations. They are definitely helpful!! I'm still a hold-out on the true difference between "to hope" and "to expect", but I'll have to keep looking for "esperar" in context, and see......

Espero que mi hermano venga esta tarde. (I hope that my brother comes this afternoon. It's not definite, but I'd love to see him.)
Espero que mi hermano venga esta tarde. (My brother is coming this afternoon, and if you come over for coffee, you can expect him to be there, too.)

I'll keep noodling with it..................

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Thanks for that. Your example is one where the overlap between 'hope' and 'expect' is sufficient to give a convincing explanation. If the surgeon says the above, you are interpeting what he says with no indication as to what he actually thinks. He might also be saying "I hope everything will go well in the operation tomorrow, (but I don't expect so, because the chances are slim.)" You have chosen an example where someone hopes and expects, because it is unlikely that the patient will expect but not hope.

The problem arises when somebody hopes something but they don't expect it. If the operation were to re-attach a severed head, the words of the surgeon would be interpreted differently (ignoring the logistical problem of the patient not being able to hear ).

I need to think about this.

What Angelica told you is how we say it and interpret it.

Esperar = to wait, to hope or to expect

In the example she used about the Dr. If he would've said "Tengo la esperanza de que todo salga bien" then...

The Dr. is telling you he is hoping for a good outcome.

[aleCcowaN]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Espero que mi hermano venga esta tarde. (My brother is coming this afternoon, and if you come over for coffee, you can expect him to be there, too.)

Lo espero a mi hermano esta tarde.
Estoy esperando a mi hermano(,) que viene esta tarde.
Esta tarde espero a mi hermano.
Espero a mi hermano(,) que viene esta tarde.
Estoy esperando a mi hermano para esta tarde.