期待する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 期待する | 期待しない |
| Polite | 期待します | 期待しません |
| Past polite | 期待しました | 期待しませんでした |
| Past | 期待した | 期待しなかった |
| Te-form | 期待して | 期待しないで |
| Desire | 期待したい | 期待したくない |
| Potential | 期待できる | 期待できない |
| Passive | 期待される | 期待されない |
| Causative | 期待させる | 期待させない |
| Causative passive | 期待させられる | 期待させられない |
| Volitional | 期待しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 期待しましょう | |
| Imperative | 期待しろ | 期待するな |
| Conditional | 期待すれば | 期待しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 期待したら | 期待しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
expectation; anticipation; hope
Used for looking forward to something positive, often with a sense of reliance or counting on a good outcome. Can be used as a noun or with する.
I have high expectations for his success.
新製品の発表を期待して待つ。
I wait in anticipation for the announcement of the new product.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Used attributively with の to describe someone or something that shows great potential or is expected to succeed.
彼は期待の新人だ。
He is a promising newcomer.
I have high hopes for his talent.
He's a promising athlete expected to lead the next generation.
Expectations for the new movie are rising.
The result was a letdown for the fans' expectations.
期待 is the general noun/suru-verb for 'expectation' or 'hope', while 期待感 focuses on the felt emotional sense or atmosphere of anticipation.
期待 carries a hopeful, positive nuance of looking forward to something, whereas 予期 is neutral and can include negative or unwelcome outcomes.
期待 is a noun/suru-verb meaning 'expectation' focusing on the act of hoping, whereas 有望 describes the inherent promise of a person or thing.
期待 carries a stronger emotional sense of hoping or anticipating, whereas 見込み is more objective, based on evidence or calculation.
待つ often involves physically spending time until something happens, whereas 期待する is about hoping or expecting without necessarily waiting.
期待 refers to the expectation people place on someone, whereas ホープ names the promising person who is the object of that expectation.
期待する focuses on anticipating a good outcome from someone, while 望む in this sense stresses hoping that someone will act a certain way.
期待する focuses on expecting a good outcome or result, while 待ち望む emphasizes the emotional longing for an event to arrive.
期待する is a neutral verb meaning to expect or hope for something, while 首を長くする specifically conveys eager, visible impatience while waiting.
期待 is a neutral word for expectation or hope that may or may not be pleasant, while 楽しみ specifically means looking forward to something enjoyable.
期待 means expecting something to happen based on evidence or trust, while 望み (as a prospect) is a hope for a good outcome even without strong grounds.
unpromising; not to be relied on; of little hope
expected revenue; expected earnings; expected return