"Eu espero que não."

Translation: I hope not.

[misty899]

Why not eu espero nao

[rabelo_ana]

This phrase doesn't exist. You can say:

• Eu não espero = I don't wait
• Eu espero que não = I hope not

[columbusbuck]

'I await not.' or 'I expect not'?

[the_orange]

I expect not +

[theycallmepyro]

Is it the "que" that stops this from meaning "I don't wait"?

[erudis]

I don't wait = Eu não espero.

[kbalara]

In Portuguese or Spanish this sentece is a double sentence. I can't remember the proper name of this ones.

(I hope) que (not)
Que means THAT, like in "I know that you went there".

As in Portuguese these is thought as a double sentence, it requires QUE.

[tomas4g13]

Why doesnt this translate to "I do not hope for that"?

[Lingodingle]

The "espero que" translates "I hope that" so it becomes literally, "I hope that no".or in properly spoken English, "I hope not".

[samosborn88]

i havent learned the subjunctives yet, but i assume that the "esperar que" phrase is used for that purpose often? in order to separate the dual meanings of esperar : to hope or to wait..... ?

[ilovekari]

why isnt it "eu nao espero que"

[erudis]

That's an incomplete sentence and it means "I don't expect that...".

[JCMcGee]

In English it could work like this:

Me "Is she going to die?"
Doctor "I hope not."

(Though, bad example, I'd want a better answer from a doctor!)

Me: (waiting at bus stop) "It's getting late, do you think we have missed the bus?"
You: "I hope not!"

[erudis]

Yes. You could also use the interjection "tomara" instead of "eu espero" when you want to say "I hope + something". E.g.: - "Será que vai chover hoje?" - "Tomara que não." (Do you think it's gonna rain today? I hope not.).

[RomaRRio]

Why "tomar" mean to think? I don't understand.

erudis, obrigado. This dictionary helped me: http://dictionary.reverso.net/portuguese-english/tomara

[erudis]

It's "tomara" (I hope that), not "tomar" (to take).

[RomaRRio]

"Será que vai chover hoje?"
I don't understand, why "que" is here.

[Xioamaris]

do you think that it is going to rain today?
que = that

[deactivated user]

It is a fixed expression. "Será que" = I wonder

Será que ele vai chegar na hora certa.
I wonder if he's going to arrive on time.

[antlane]

Is she going to die? - I hope (she is) not (going to die.)= Ela vai morrer? - Espero que (ela) não (vai morrer). If we can omit the subject, we can omit verbs, objects etc.

[Deborah201337]

Hi every one.am new here, please help me out...
In duolingo, the first persou 'eu' normally go with the verb form ''gosto, como, bebo ...'' (I.e usually end with 'o' . But I usually hear people say ''eu gostei, queria, bebei, sabia etc. Pls is this form of verb also correct? ?

[antlane]

Present: Eu gosto, eu bebo, eu como, eu quero, eu sei. ( i like, I drink, I eat, I want, I know. )
Simple past: Eu gostei, bebi, comi, quis, soube. (I liked, drank, até, wanted, knew )
Past (imperfect ): Eu gostava, bebia, comia, queria, sabia ( i used to like, to drink etc.)
I hope that is useful.