How do I say " supposed to"...
For example : " I was supposed to arrive at six, but in the end I arrived at eight."
3 Answers
"Se suponía que yo debía llegar a las seis, pero al final llegué a las ocho.
-literally "It was supposed that I should be arriving at six, but in the end I arrived at eight."
There is a dictionary on this site. Please check it first. You can find the dictionary on the "dictionary" tab at the top of the page. Use it to look up "suppose" or even "supposed"... Look at the different examples there and see which verb you should use (if there is more than one) and conjugate it accordingly. You can also look up any other words for the sentence that you are trying to write. Once you do that and you happen to be unsure, post your attempt and we will be glad to help.
This is one occasion where the dictionary won't help you if you try to translate word for word. If you look up suppose you will get suponer, which has nothing to do with what you want to say. Suponer means thinking about something, not what should happen.
Yo debería haber llegado a las seis, pero al final llegué a las ocho.
Literally, I should have arrived at six...
