La Palabra del Día: Sospechar

Question

Sospechar

to suspect

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My Example:

Sospechaba que alguien comió mis galletas, pero averigüé que el ladrón fue mi perro.

I suspected that someone ate my cookies, but I found out that the thief was my dog.

Chris, ¿estás seguro? Siempre das la culpa al perro, qué cómodo . . . . . . . . :( - Ingeteacher, Jul 21, 2011

lol Inge...pero, esta vez, tengo prueba!! :) - 001a2987, Jul 21, 2011

grrrr that'll teach me to put down my answer before reading yours - we both have naughty dogs perhaps ;-) - billygoat, Jul 21, 2011

jejeje Billy...I laughed at yours!! :) - 001a2987, Jul 21, 2011

se había comido, ladrón, I guess had eaten my cookies would fit better in English too, comió is not wrong - 00494d19, Jul 21, 2011

Answer 1

¡Ya me lo sospechaba! Hay agua en el carburador.

or as Heidi suggested Justo lo que sospechaba ....

Just as I suspected! There's water in the carburreter.

jeje muy gracioso! - billygoat, Jul 21, 2011

Deseo que tuviera tu conocimiento de técnologia. Estoy muy celosa, Kiwi . . . . . - Ingeteacher, Jul 21, 2011

lol - 001a2987, Jul 21, 2011

Thanks guys - Inge I think if you are desiring something for yourself you can just use the infiinitive, deseo tener .... :)) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 21, 2011

(ie if there's no change of subject) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 21, 2011

Kiwi....you might look at your spelling of carburetor....(In English....) :) - 001a2987, Jul 21, 2011

Thanks, Kiwi, that was very useful information . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 21, 2011

My morning is complete. I had my injection of laughter from Kiwi Girl!! :-) - territurtle, Jul 21, 2011

jeje garcioso :) - Amigooo, Jul 21, 2011

Is this what they call a "flooded" engine? :) - pesta, Jul 21, 2011

justo lo que sospechaba! - 00494d19, Jul 21, 2011

@ Chris, I think both spellings work - yours is the American version mine the BE :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carburetor - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 21, 2011

thanx Heidi :) do both work? - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 21, 2011

Thank you everyone :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 21, 2011

jejeje - I wasn't sure Kiwi...I tried to look it up, because I was afraid to say something if I wasn't sure....sorry... :) - 001a2987, Jul 23, 2011

....y.....grandioso!! Has ganado la Palabra del Día!! Felicidades!! :) - 001a2987, Jul 23, 2011

thanx Chris :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 23, 2011

Answer 2

Esto parece completamente natural, nadie va a sospechar que llevo estoy llevando una peluca.

This looks completely natural, no one will suspect that I am wearing a wig.

Gatos locos! - Jraider, Jul 21, 2011

jajaja - 001a2987, Jul 21, 2011

lol - SpanishPal, Jul 21, 2011

¡Que linda! - LaloLoco, Jul 21, 2011

Muy gracioso, Theresa :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 21, 2011

Perfect. Perfect. Perfect! L O V E your humor!! - territurtle, Jul 21, 2011

llevo - 00494d19, Jul 21, 2011

Gracias a todos! - theresa5, Jul 21, 2011

Answer 3

Sospecho que a mi perro haga esto.

Amended after kiwi and Heidita's comments:

Sospecho que me perro lo hizo

I suspect my dog did this.

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Funny!!! ...you are talking about something that your dog may have done (in the past), so I would use hiciera....(but I am not 100% sure on this one....) - 001a2987, Jul 21, 2011

Hey Bill perhaps - sospecho que me perro lo hizo. :) I think that sospecher + the subjunctive is quite rare and is more like you are suspicious (just a feeling) where + indicative means you suspect - a general observation rather than a feeling :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 21, 2011

oh and if it's with the subjunctive I think it might have to have 'de' in there - sospecho de que - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 21, 2011

If you fancy getting really technical here's a reference: http://buscon.rae.es/dpdI/SrvltConsulta?lema=sospechar - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 21, 2011

thanks chris. I deliberated on this, but thought that because the first verb (sospechar) is in the present, then the next verb (hacer) also needs to be present subjunctive. No doubt I will change it later :P - billygoat, Jul 21, 2011

thanks kiwi. I will take a look at your link :) - billygoat, Jul 21, 2011

Ay, Billy, te recomiendo de que esperes algunos meses antes de comprarte una sofá nueva . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 21, 2011

Its about time they printed the RAE in English lol ;-) - billygoat, Jul 21, 2011

lol Inga - mi tambien! - billygoat, Jul 21, 2011

kiwi. this is intersting now. I want to express doubt - therefore subjunctive. ie 'he might have done it, but also there are other dogs in the house'. I think I will dedicate the next couple of hours learning to sospechar lol. Hey thats what the word - billygoat, Jul 21, 2011

of the day is all about, right :-) :-) - billygoat, Jul 21, 2011

Exacto :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 21, 2011

jajaja - tienes razón Billy!! :) - 001a2987, Jul 21, 2011

correct kiwi - 00494d19, Jul 21, 2011

woo hoo un milagro! je je gracias Heidi :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 21, 2011

kiwi \ heidi muchas gracias mis amigas! - billygoat, Jul 21, 2011

Answer 4

I suspect he had a big party last night. Anyway, I don’t want to be operated on by a surgeon who cuts himself like that while shaving .....

Sospecho que ha celebrado una fiesta grande anoche. En todo caso, no quiero ser operada por un cirujano que se corta a sí mismo tanto mientras afeitándose . . . . . . . .

So funny! :) - pesta, Jul 21, 2011

Muchas gracias, Pesta .... :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 21, 2011

perfecto - 00494d19, Jul 21, 2011

sí with accent :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 21, 2011

Thanks, Heidi & Kiwi :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 21, 2011

Answer 5

Sospecho que ese fuera esto fue solamente una casualidad

I suspect that was only an accident.

Hi SP - have a look at the comments on Billy's post but I think that unless you want to say that you feel suspicious of something that sospecher is usually followed by the indicative and if you do want to use the subjunctive it may need 'de que' :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 21, 2011

Hopefully someone who really knows what they're talking about will come along and comment though je je :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 21, 2011

I certainly hope so!! - territurtle, Jul 21, 2011

Pero yo sospecho el contrario, Territurtle y SP . . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 21, 2011

que esto fue ... - 00494d19, Jul 21, 2011

Answer 6

El coqueteo me hizo sospechar que mí nieta se iba a aprovechar de mí de nuevo.

The flirting made me suspect that my granddaughter was going to take advantage of me again!

Awww....pobrecita!! (small typo: take(... :) - 001a2987, Jul 21, 2011

Parece que sí, Don J, pero quizás quiere solamente un helado . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 21, 2011

El coqueteo me hizo sospechar que mji nieta se iba a aprovechar de mí de nuevo. - 00494d19, Jul 21, 2011

Answer 7

The swat team carefully approached a person of interest they suspected to be "The Cat."

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Los geos se acercaron cuidadosamente a quien sospecharon sería "El Gato.""

Wow!! Tendría miedo, también!! :) - 001a2987, Jul 21, 2011

Don't forget though...the word of the day, sospechar, is a verb.... :) - 001a2987, Jul 21, 2011

Okaaay, let me change it up. - LaloLoco, Jul 21, 2011

jajaja - bien hecho!! :) - 001a2987, Jul 21, 2011

Los geos se acercaron cuidadadosamente a quien sospecharon sería "El Gato." - 00494d19, Jul 21, 2011

Answer 8

I suspect that this pilot pays a lot for insurance.

Sospecho que este piloto paga mucho por el seguro.

Fixed pic... :) - 001a2987, Jul 21, 2011

Sospecho lo mismo, Pesta . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 21, 2011

Gracias, Chris. I don't usually make that mistake, but this website isn't very friendly to urls with blanks! - pesta, Jul 21, 2011

jeje, perfecto - 00494d19, Jul 21, 2011

Answer 9

Sospeché que podría a ver el transbordador espacial en el cielo esta mañana porque vivo en el centro de Florida.

I suspected I would be able to see the Space Shuttle in the sky this morning because I live in central Florida.

I was wrong. :( - Tosh, Jul 21, 2011

¡Qué frase muy actual, Tosh! . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 21, 2011

podría ver :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 21, 2011

Oh Tosh, that would have been about the most awesome experience ever!! - territurtle, Jul 21, 2011

Answer 10

¡Sospecho que este hombre tiene más gomas que dinero!

I suspect this man has more rubber bands than money!

Can somebody tell me why my photo won't show up? I have clicked on the picture icon, copied in the url for the photo, but I can't see it. - SusanaEspana, Jul 21, 2011

Now I tried setting upa hyperlink, but that didn't work either :-( - SusanaEspana, Jul 21, 2011

Sometimes it happened to me. I went to the site the pic was on and copied from there. - patricia_coppock, Jul 21, 2011

funny Susana....the link that you had was to a website, you have to right click on the picture and then Copy Image Location...and that is what you use. Unfortunately, yours had % signs, your URL can't have % or spaces, so I used this website: - 001a2987, Jul 21, 2011

I tried to fix your link but I failed :( - ianta, Jul 21, 2011

http://goo.gl/ to remove the % signs.... :) - 001a2987, Jul 21, 2011

Thank you Chris. - ianta, Jul 21, 2011

tiene - 00494d19, Jul 21, 2011

más accent :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 21, 2011

Thank you for fixing my picture...the statement wouldn't have been funny at all without it! - SusanaEspana, Jul 21, 2011

Answer 11

There is something fishy about this forum.

Hay gato encerrado en este foro.

I suspect she was lying .

Yo sospecho que ella estaba mintiendo.

I believe we're supposed to use the word "Sospechar" in the sentence? :) - territurtle, Jul 21, 2011

Yes, we are supposed to use sospechar in a sentence....sorry Remolacha...try again!!! :) - 001a2987, Jul 21, 2011

No problemo. - Remolacha, Jul 21, 2011

no subject pronouns - 00494d19, Jul 21, 2011

Answer 12

Sospecho que no todos de estos sean son ovejas. I suspect that not all of these are sheep.

What makes you suspect that?? ;) - territurtle, Jul 21, 2011

no todas son - 00494d19, Jul 21, 2011

Lol Very funny Great post lovely picture and funny caption well done! Votng - FELIZ77, Jul 21, 2011

Answer 13

He had suspected the culprit was responsible for the theft for some time . Había sospechado que el culpable fue responsable del el robo durante bastante tiempo

Había (tilde) sospechado que culpable fue responsable del robo durante bastante tiempo.... :) - 001a2987, Jul 21, 2011

Thanks Chris.. - jennyo45, Jul 21, 2011

el culpable, el robo - 00494d19, Jul 21, 2011

Answer 14

I suspect that his shadow crawled under the wall because the man gave it a severe reprimand.

Sospecho que su sombra se arrastró por debajo de la pared porque el hombre le dio una reprimenda severa.

jejeje - 001a2987, Jul 21, 2011

le fue dado = se e dio - 00494d19, Jul 21, 2011

Thanks so much, Heidita!! - territurtle, Jul 21, 2011

:) - bandit51jd, Jul 21, 2011

Answer 15

Sospecho voy a tener mirarlo otra vez.
I suspect I'm going to have to look at this again.

omg!!! jeje....Sospecho que.... - 001a2987, Jul 21, 2011

OH MY! - patricia_coppock, Jul 21, 2011

Sospecho que voy a tener que mirarlo otra vez - 00494d19, Jul 21, 2011

Gracias a todos... - Jason7R, Jul 23, 2011