OET interlinear MAT 11:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

σὺ

you

Since John’s disciples are talking to Jesus, the word you in this verse is singular.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ ἐρχόμενος

the_‹one› coming

Here, John uses the phrase the one coming to refer to a special person whom God promised would come and help God’s people. People sometimes called this special person “the Messiah.” If it would be helpful to your readers, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “the special person whom God said would come” or “the Messiah whom God said would come”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἕτερον προσδοκῶμεν

˱for˲_another ˱we˲_/are/_waiting

John is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “should we expect another person to be the coming one”