Esperadas

Esperadas is the feminine plural form of the adjective esperada in Spanish and Portuguese. It denotes things, events, or people that are anticipated or desired, and it agrees with feminine plural nouns. Examples include las noticias esperadas (the awaited news) in Spanish and as pessoas esperadas (the expected people) in Portuguese. The corresponding masculine forms are esperado (singular) and esperados (plural). In usage, esperadas modifies nouns across domains such as fechas esperadas (expected dates), visitas esperadas (anticipated visits), or respuestas esperadas (expected responses). The neuter lo esperado in Spanish refers to what is generally anticipated without reference to a specific feminine noun.

Etymology and morphology: Esperadas derives from the verb esperar, meaning to wait, to hope, or to expect. The root is connected to Latin exspectare or sperare, reflected in related Romance languages. The feminine plural form is created by attaching -adas to the feminine singular esperada; masculine forms use -ado/-ados.

Usage notes: While common in everyday language, esperadas is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive, and the phrase has little specialized meaning beyond anticipation. In literary or journalistic contexts, it may appear in titles or headings describing anticipated events, though there is no widely known work officially titled "Esperadas."

See also: expectativa, esperado, expectativas.