"I hope you to succeed." is this correct?

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I know that "hope" can not take the form, "hope + Objective + to + Verb". (In contrast to that, "want + Objectve + to + Verb" is possible.) But sometimes I can see that form in places. Can you see something wrong with "I hope you to succeed,"? Please tell me whether it is correct or not. Thanks!
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Welcome to EnglishForums, Lucas.

It's quite possible that what you've seen was a simple typo, or possibly a sentence written by a non-native speaker (who had made a grammatical error). All of these are grammatically correct:

- I hope you succeed.
- I hope that you succeed.
- I hope to see you succeed.
- I want to see you succeed.
- I want you to leave.
- I wish you to leave.

I consider your sentence to be incorrect with the word "to":
* I hope you to succeed.
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I see. Thanks a lot for your help!
Regular Member 532
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Hi, Yankee!

Thank you for your answer.

See ya.
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