The phrase used in Italian to mean that you want something to happen or be true is I hope so meaning is I hope so. Let’s take a moment to break it down into its components.
I hope so.
I hope so.
I hope is the first-person conjugation of a verb hope (hope).In Italian, the subject pronoun (in this case io = I) is often omitted because the subject is implied by the conjugation of the verb.This is the complete conjugation hope present tense:
(I hope = I hope
(you hope to = you wish (informal, singing.)
(his) hope = he wishes
(Lion) Hope = she wishes
(Ray) Hope = you wish (formally, singing.)
(we hope = we hope
(you hope to = you wish (plural)
(they) hope = they wish
of is a preposition with many meanings, including “of“,”from“,”go through” and”Compare“, but as far as this particular phrase goes, it doesn’t really have an English equivalent. Remember that when you’re asking someone to give you a “yes” or “no” answer, or you’re talking about someone saying or thinking It is used in Italian when “yes” or “no”. For example:
- I say from Yes. = I said yes.
- I think from Do not. = I do not think so.
- creed from Yes. = I believe so.
Finally we have the word Yes It means “is” in Italian, so the literal translation of the whole phrase is something like “I hope yes“. Don’t forget the letter “i” in Yes Always accent!
do you remember me? I hope so!
do you remember me? I hope so!
If you want to add emphasis, you can include adverbs my own. (I really hope so! = I really hope so!)
Helpfully, there is more than one way to say “I hope so” in Italian. The most common choice is the phrase I hope so! Literally means “I hope it!“
Is there a big difference between these two phrases? Not really.It’s important to remember that you must always use I hope so to refute the negative statement. E.g:
I hope he doesn’t come tonight. – but I hope so.
I hope he doesn’t come tonight. – Well, I hope he will.
In most other cases, the two are interchangeable.
So, can we leave tonight? – I hope so. / I hope so.
Can we leave tonight? – I hope so.
Another option is I hope soand I hope is another way of saying”I hope“. The only difference here is I hope more formal I hope. you may also hear I hope so.
How are you doing this morning? I hope so.
Good morning, is everything okay? I hope so.
Finally we have the very common we hope! meaning is hope so! Many times, you will see this interjection accompanied by an adverb Welfare (Excellent / OK) as it adds extra emphasis.
It should be sunny tomorrow. – We hope well! I’ve had enough of this rain!
It should be sunny tomorrow. – hope so! I’ve had enough of this rain!
