Breakdown of Espero que não me desiludas, porque não quero outra desilusão.
não
not / no
querer
to want
porque
because
me
me
outro
other
que
that (conjunction)
esperar
to hope
a desilusão
the disappointment
desiludir
to disappoint
Questions & Answers about Espero que não me desiludas, porque não quero outra desilusão.
Why is desiludas used instead of the normal present tense desiludes?
It is in the present subjunctive mood. The phrase Espero que (I hope that) expresses a hope or desire. Whenever you express this kind of feeling or wish about someone else's actions, the following verb must be in the subjunctive.
Why does the sentence switch back to the normal present tense for quero?
The first half uses the subjunctive because it expresses a wish about what someone else will do (Espero que). The second half, porque não quero, is simply a direct statement of fact about your own current state of mind (I do not want). Because it is a stated fact rather than a wish or doubt, it stays in the normal indicative mood.
Why does the pronoun me come before the verb in não me desiludas?
To say "another disappointment", why don't we say uma outra desilusão?
English speakers often want to add uma to translate the "an-" part of "another". However, in Portuguese, outro and outra mean "another" all by themselves. Adding uma before outra is a common learner mistake that sounds redundant to native speakers.
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