El candidat espera l'entrevistador.

Espera is the third-person singular present indicative of esperar.

It matches the subject el candidat because el candidat is singular and third person:

• jo espero = I wait / hope
• tu esperes = you wait / hope
• ell/ella espera = he/she waits / hopes

So in this sentence, espera means waits for.

Yes. The verb esperar can also mean to hope, and sometimes to expect, depending on context.

For example:

• Espero el bus = I’m waiting for the bus
• Espero que vingui = I hope that he/she comes

In El candidat espera l'entrevistador, the structure strongly suggests waits for the interviewer, because l'entrevistador is a direct object noun phrase.

Because the definite article el becomes l' before a word beginning with a vowel (or silent h).

So:

• el + entrevistador → l'entrevistador

This is very common in Catalan:

• l'home
• l'amic
• l'entrevistador

So l' here is just the masculine singular definite article, shortened before a vowel.

Because in Catalan, a direct object usually comes without a preposition, even when it refers to a person.

That is different from Spanish, where you often get the personal a:

• Spanish: El candidato espera al entrevistador
• Catalan: El candidat espera l'entrevistador

So in Catalan, l'entrevistador is simply the direct object of espera.

Normally, Catalan follows subject + verb + object order.

So in:

El candidat espera l'entrevistador

• El candidat = subject
• espera = verb
• l'entrevistador = direct object

That means the candidate is the one waiting, and the interviewer is the person being waited for.

If you reverse the nouns, you reverse the meaning:

L'entrevistador espera el candidat
= The interviewer is waiting for the candidate.

Catalan uses definite articles very naturally with specific people and roles.

So:

• el candidat = the candidate
• l'entrevistador = the interviewer

This is normal Catalan. In English, we sometimes omit articles in certain situations or use job titles more loosely, but in a full Catalan sentence like this, the articles are expected.

Yes, absolutely.

Both are possible:

• El candidat espera l'entrevistador
• El candidat està esperant l'entrevistador

The difference is roughly this:

• espera: simple present; very common and natural
• està esperant: emphasizes the action as ongoing right now

Catalan often uses the simple present where English might prefer is waiting.

You would change the noun and article for the subject:

• La candidata espera l'entrevistador

If both were female:

• La candidata espera l'entrevistadora

The verb espera does not change, because the subject is still third-person singular.

Entrevistador means interviewer — the person who conducts the interview.

The person being interviewed is:

• entrevistat (masculine)
• entrevistada (feminine)

So in this sentence, l'entrevistador is the interviewer, not the interviewee.