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can anyone explain how do i use kibou in a sentence. I wrote this sentence in my assignment.
私は卒業したあと、やりたいと思う仕事を見つける事を希望しています。 My teacher corrected this sentence as
私は卒業したあと、やりたいと思う仕事を見つけたい。
I don't understand how should I use the word kibou in a sentence. What exactly does kibou mean and in what situation should i use it.
Your attempt is grammatical, but I think your teacher thought it was unnecessarily grandiose and stiff. (I think you already know the difference between wago-and-kango.) Although we see 希望 used in songs and documentary videos all the time, 希望 is not a word we use on a regular basis. When you want to say "I hope so" or such in a daily situation, usually you should use ～たい, ～たいと思う, ～(だ)といいですね, ～れば良いと思います, etc.
Still, you can use 希望 when you seriously declare your choice. It's perfectly fine to say 私の将来の希望は教師になることです or 将来看護師になることを希望しています in an interview or such. If you have a chance to write a Japanese curriculum vitae, you may see 本人希望記入欄. Japanese high school students often fill a form called 進路希望調査 to tell teachers their intended future course.
希望しています is a formal expression (ex. used in a job interview).
In a casual conversation, したい is natural.
