I hope my mother doesn't see...
If I wanted to say that, can I say: "yo espero que mi madre no vea"? o does it only make sense to say "que no vea mi madre"?
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I would want you to use an article there.... unless you want your mom to not be able to see anything at all.
Espero que mi madre no lo vea.
Yes you can also say "Que mi madre no lo vea"
I wouldn't write "que no vea mi madre"
It's like you hope that someone doesn't see your mom, with her being the direct object of what's being seen (which is also why I suggested that you use an article in the first sentence, to give an object that is being seen, or not being seen.)
I agree with avispao. The subjunctive form "vea" is used for both first person singular and third person singular, thus can be ambiguous. If "mi madre" is the subject, then it should come before the verb. I presume that your elipsis suggested that you would supply an object, or what you hope your mother doesn´t see.
A couple of comments: first, the "yo" is not necessary in the first sentence. You would only use it to emphasize that "I" am the one doing the hoping. Otherwise, the first sentence appears to be correct.
The second sentence seems to me to mean "that I (maybe you, he or she) don't (doesn't) see my mother". "(ojalá) que mi madre no vea" works better for me.
Of course, this involves the subjunctive, so I could be off base on all this.
