אני מצפה ממך לתשובה כנה.

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Breakdown of אני מצפה ממך לתשובה כנה.

• ל: to
• תשובה: answer
• לצפות: to expect

Questions & Answers about אני מצפה ממך לתשובה כנה.

What verb is מצפה from, and what does it mean here?

מצפה comes from the verb לצפות.

In this sentence, it means to expect. Depending on context, לצפות can also mean to look forward to, but here the meaning is clearly expect.

So אני מצפה... means I expect... or I am expecting....

Can לצפות also mean to look forward to?

Yes. That is a very common use of the same verb.

For example, אני מצפה לחופשה would usually mean I’m looking forward to the vacation.

In your sentence, though, the tone is not about pleasant anticipation. It is about expecting something from someone, so expect is the better translation.

Why are there two prepositions here: ממך and ל־?