Breakdown of Espero hasta que termine el ciclo de lavado.
terminar
to finish
esperar
to wait
hasta que
until
el ciclo de lavado
the wash cycle
Questions & Answers about Espero hasta que termine el ciclo de lavado.
What does esperar mean here: to wait or to hope?
Here it means to wait.
The verb esperar can mean both to wait and to hope, so context matters:
- Espero hasta que termine el ciclo de lavado = I wait until the wash cycle finishes
- Espero que termine el ciclo de lavado = I hope the wash cycle finishes
The key difference is the structure:
- esperar + hasta que... = to wait until...
- esperar que... = to hope that...
Why is it hasta que and not just hasta?
Because hasta que is used before a conjugated verb.
Here, termine is a conjugated verb, so you need que:
- hasta que termine el ciclo = until the cycle finishes
If what follows is just a noun or time expression, then que is not used:
- hasta el final
- hasta mañana
- hasta el ciclo final
So a simple way to remember it is:
- hasta + noun/time
- hasta que + verb
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