No. 2,279 in Catalan
esperat
Expected.
In a sentence
No era l'èxit esperat, però va ser prou bo.
It wasn't the expected success, but it was rather good.
Here, 'esperat' is used as an adjective meaning 'expected', referring to the anticipated success.
Hem esperat tant per aquest moment que sembla un somni.
We have waited so long for this moment that it feels like a dream.
'Esperat' here is part of the verb 'esperar' in its past participle form, indicating the action of waiting.
El final de la pel·lícula ha estat més sorprenent que esperat.
The ending of the movie was more surprising than expected.
In this case, 'esperat' functions as a past participle used in comparison to describe how something exceeded expectations.
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