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I have a question about these two verbs for 'hope':

> と望む (to nozomu)
>
> ことを願う (koto wo negau)

I also write down two examples, since I have a particular question about their
use:

> 大学に入ろうと望んでいます。 daigaku ni hairou to nozondeimasu.
>
> 父がはやく元気になることを願っています。 chichi ga hayaku genki ni naru koto wo negatteimasu.

In the first sentence we indicate the object of our hope in front of the "to"
particle and we have to use the volitional form haiROU. (hairou to nozondeiru,
tabeyou to nozondeiru) My question is, could I use the upper structure with
naru? for example: chichi ga genki ni narou to nozondeimasu.

Naru as meaning "get 'into a condition'" might not have a volitional form, so
I shouldn't use it as narou, right? Or is it grammatical?

So to me the final issue with these two verbs (to nozomu and (koto) wo negau)
if there is a difference in their use, or I can put somehow verbs in front of
to nozomu even if that verb cannot express a desire so I cant put it into a
volitional form.
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grammar word-choice verbs
Expressing hope: to nozomu and koto wo negau
●"In the first sentence we indicate the object of our hope in front of the
"to" particle and we have to use the volitional form haiROU."＞＞＞ You don't
have to use the volitional forms "[入]{はい}ろう" "[食]{た}べよう" etc. before [望]{のぞ}む.
You can say;  

> 京都大学に[入]{はい}りたいと[望]{のぞ}んでいます。(or思っています)  
>  京都大学に[入]{はい}ることを望んでいます。  
>  京都大学に[入]{はい}れることを望んでいます。

(京都大学に"入ろう"と"思って"います would be "I'm going to enter Kyoto University." rather
than "I hope I can~~")

●could I use the upper structure with naru? for example: chichi ga genki ni
narou to nozondeimasu.＞＞＞ If you mean "without changing the meaning, ie, the
subject of 望む is the speaker", you can say;  

> 父が元気になることを望んでいます。  
>  父が元気になるよう(+に/にと)望んでいます。  
>  父が元気になってくれることを望んでいます。  
>  父が元気になってくれるよう(+に/にと)望んでいます。  
>  父"に"元気になってほしいと望んでいます。(or思っています)  
>  父"に"元気になってもらいたいと望んでいます。(or思っています)

(In 父が元気になろうと望んでいます/父が元気になりたいと望んでいます, the subject of 望む would be 父.)  
  

●Naru as meaning "get 'into a condition'" might not have a volitional form, so
I shouldn't use it as narou, right? Or is it grammatical?＞＞＞We have なろう, the
volitional form of なる.
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