手早い答え
esperar は待つ・予想する・望む、ter esperança は希望の意味を明示します。
確実な見分け方は、英語から訳す前に、その単語の働きを見きわめることです。
それぞれの単語の働き
esperar
to wait, expect, or hope
Use esperar for waiting for arrival or holding an expectation about an outcome.
ter esperança
to have hope
Use ter esperança for an explicitly hopeful attitude toward a desired result.
選び方
- esperar: Choose esperar if the sentence points to waiting for arrival or holding an expectation about an outcome.
- ter esperança: Choose ter esperança if the sentence points to an explicitly hopeful attitude toward a desired result.
例文
Estou esperando o ônibus.
I am waiting for the bus.
Tenho esperança de que tudo melhore.
I hope that everything improves.
よくある落とし穴
Esperar por alguém usually means wait for someone. It does not automatically mean feeling hope about that person.
文脈の中で練習する
自分の実生活から文を一つ選び、二回書いてみましょう。一度はesperarで、もう一度はter esperançaで。どちらも成り立ちそうなら、意味の違いを言葉にしてみましょう。