La Palabra Del Dia: "suponer"

Question

suponer ( soo-poh-nehr' )

verb ( to suppose; to assume )

There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. For the Spanish sentences, edit your posts according to the native Spanish speaker's suggestions. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.

Guidelines:

Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.

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Examples:

1: ¡Mira esos rayos! Supongo que cancelarán el partido de béisbol.

Look at that lightning! I suppose the baseball game will be canceled.

2: Supongo que ese muchacho que se parece tanto a ti es tu hermano.

I assume that boy that looks so much like you is your brother.

As we say: sólo el primer perro sabe por qué ladra. Only the first dog knows why he barks. - LuisCache, Oct 22, 2015

Thank you, Luis. You gave me my laughter of the day! :D - Raja-jani, Oct 22, 2015

Jejeje! Gracias por la risa mi amiga :-)! - Jraider, Oct 22, 2015

Saludos, Rajaji! - LuisCache, Oct 22, 2015

Lol, Luis. Hola everyone. ♥♥♥ - rac1, Oct 22, 2015

Answer 1

Supongo que voy a estar aquí mañana, pero no hay garantías.

I assume that I will be here tomorrow, but there are no guarantees.

No, but it gets a bit trying if one has to contend with the possibility of not being here evey single night.. - annierats, Oct 22, 2015

Mi amigo, esto es profundo :) - Raja-jani, Oct 22, 2015

My motto. I have had to learn this lesson from my life experiences. It's sooo much better this way. - Daniela2041, Oct 22, 2015

So live life one day at a time and think good thoughts. :) - rac1, Oct 22, 2015

:) - Pablo064, Oct 23, 2015

Answer 2

Supongo que sería agradable ser un gato y dormir todo el día.

I suppose it would be nice to be a cat and sleep all day.

Gatooooo locooooo :-0!!!!! - Jraider, Oct 22, 2015

Look at the size of that cat!! - rac1, Oct 22, 2015

That cat looks like a CGI creation or a least photoshopped. - Daniela2041, Oct 23, 2015

:) - Pablo064, Oct 23, 2015

Answer 3

Supongo que algún día podré jubilarme, pero cada vez que trato de hablar con mi esposa sobre lo que podríamos hacer para aminorar los gastos, me doy cuenta de que no va a ser dentro de poco.

I suppose that someday I will be able to retire, but every time that I try to talk to my wife about what we could do to reduce expenses, I realize that it is not going to be anytime soon.

...or no more vacations :-)! - Jraider, Oct 22, 2015

Nope, she nixed that idea. ;) - bosquederoble, Oct 22, 2015

Mention the possibility of changing her for another model? - annierats, Oct 22, 2015

Hahahaha, Annie. He will definitely be in the dog house then. - rac1, Oct 22, 2015

Yes, I am not that stupid. ;) - bosquederoble, Oct 22, 2015

:) - Pablo064, Oct 23, 2015

Gracias, Pablo. :) - bosquederoble, Oct 23, 2015

Answer 4

Roberto: ¿Crees que Jimmy llegará tarde a la fiesta?

Natalia: No lo sé; supongo que no.

Roberto: Do you think Jimmy will be arriving late at the party?

Natalia: I don't know; I suppose not.

Maybe fashionably late :-)! - Jraider, Oct 22, 2015

I spose not. lol - rac1, Oct 22, 2015

:) - Pablo064, Oct 23, 2015

Answer 5

La esposa de Noé: Corazón, ya que ahora vivimos en California, y sabemos que viene un gran "El Niño" supongo que ya es hora de recomponer el arca.

Noah's wife: Honey, since we now live in California and we know that a big "El Niño" is coming, I suppose it's time to fix the ark.

"El niño" is a weather pattern that generates warm waters in the Pacific Ocean, which brings about torrential rains all over the West. - Daniela2041, Oct 22, 2015

Señora Noé dijo: Constuye un nuevo, no voy a limpiarlo despues de lo que los animales hicieron. - Jubilado, Oct 22, 2015

Muy chistoso, Jubi.:) A little help with the grammar: "construye" (yours a typo?) and in this case we say "uno nuevo" meaning a new one. "Uno" becomes a pronoun here instead of an indefinite article. - Daniela2041, Oct 22, 2015

¡Muchas gracias! Yes, typo. Voy a decir tres veces "construye uno nuevo" para recordar. - Jubilado, Oct 22, 2015

Boy, did I goof!!! I just remembered that inspite of the "el" , "arca" is femenini. ¡Ay! - Daniela2041, Oct 22, 2015

"femenine" that is. - Daniela2041, Oct 22, 2015

So that makes it "construye U N A nueva" Sheesh!!!!! - Daniela2041, Oct 22, 2015

Better hurry, have you seen San Andreas :-)!!!??? - Jraider, Oct 22, 2015

In two years they are predicting a big quake in California. - rac1, Oct 22, 2015

D O N' T S A Y that!!!!! Shhhhhhhh! I'm going to start building a helicopter! I'm not afraid of seismos, but I am afraid of 40,000,000 frightened panicking people. Wow! - Daniela2041, Oct 23, 2015

Danni, I was sure that the "el niño" brought a drought not rain . - ray76, Oct 23, 2015

Ray, the west of the Americas gets lots of rain while we in Australia get a drought. - jennysk, Oct 23, 2015

Ray, I sent you a PM with a link to an el niño article. It brings R A I N !! :-) - Daniela2041, Oct 23, 2015

Yes Jenny I knew that I was having a lend of her , she gets her dander up like a ginger tom. - ray76, Oct 23, 2015

Answer 6

He dicho palabras que pensaba me expliqué pensè que tenìan sentido pero aun los que me conocen bien supusieron que estaba diciendo algo completamente differente.

I have said words that I thought made sense but even those who know me well assumed I was saying something completely different.

O, señor, a su edad no debería / Oh, sir, at your age you shouldn't

Haven't we all ? - Jraider, Oct 22, 2015

A little problem with grammar, but no time to offer a correction. Maybe Pablo64 will help. If not I'll be back from work in about 3 or 4 hours. - Daniela2041, Oct 22, 2015

I hate being misunderstood. - rac1, Oct 22, 2015

@ Jubi: You made some good changes. A little different from what I was going to suggest. '--pensaba que tenían buen sentido, pero..." To make sense" in Spanish is "tener sentido" --to have sense. - Daniela2041, Oct 23, 2015

..he dicho palabras que pensè que tenìan sentido..:) - Pablo064, Oct 23, 2015

Answer 7

El cerdito mayor dijo- Suponemos que la gente de La Puebla duerme muy bien de noche. Creo que si zarpáramos ahora mismo, no se darían cuenta hasta almanecer . ¡Venga! ¡Manos a la obra !

The oldest piglet said: '' We can imagine that the people of La Puebla sleep very well at night. I think, that if we were cast off now, they would not discover until dawn. Come on! All hands on deck!

I like your novella but since there are 3 pigs shouldn't the one have said "Venid" instead of venga? - Jubilado, Oct 22, 2015

Bon voyage cerditos :-)!! - Jraider, Oct 22, 2015

Where is the other one? - rac1, Oct 22, 2015

..duerme muy bien.. :) - Pablo064, Oct 23, 2015

Ä Jubilado, for some reason, at least here in Andaluca they always sae ä vengaä even when alone..or in a group. It is odd. - annierats, Oct 23, 2015

Sorry, the machine was in Swedish.. Thanks Pablo! - annierats, Oct 23, 2015

Answer 8

Supuse que el hotel sería lujoso, pero cuando llegué allí no pareció como la foto e información en el sitio web.

I assumed that the hotel would be luxurious, but when I arrived there it did not appear to be like the photo or information on the website.

It looks pretty nice to me ;-)! - Jraider, Oct 22, 2015

That may be the website photo, probably there are building works, just out of sight.. - annierats, Oct 22, 2015

You're right Annierats. This is the website photo - I had to stay in the building works, just out of sight, with no running water & a wall that blocked the view, with mosquitoes biting. - languagenut, Oct 22, 2015

I've been to those kind of places too, no fun. - rac1, Oct 22, 2015

correción: sería en cambio de estaría - languagenut, Oct 23, 2015

:) - Pablo064, Oct 23, 2015

Answer 9

En caso de duda pregunte , no suponga, si no puede cometer muchos errores.

If in doubt ask, but do not assume, if not you can make many mistakes.

Assumption can get one in a lot of trouble. jejeje - rac1, Oct 22, 2015

-:) - languagenut, Oct 22, 2015

I assume that you think I'm going to assume??? - Jraider, Oct 22, 2015

Hi, Porcu, in this case you should write "si no" instead of "sino". Saludos! - LuisCache, Oct 22, 2015

Porcu, drop the ' but', not needed. ( Possibly presume is better than asume? ) Your Englsish is getting terrific! - annierats, Oct 22, 2015

Well, maybe they can use a man in a suit instead of A, and a women in a skirt instead of B. That would reduce any embarrassing situations. - Sassette, Oct 22, 2015

Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Oct 23, 2015

:) - Pablo064, Oct 23, 2015

Answer 10

"¿Por qué no me dijiste lo que pasó?"

"Supuse que lo sabías"

"¿Por qué siempre supones todo? ¡Eso me vuelve loca! ¡Tienes que comunicar!"

"Why didn't you tell me what happened?"

"I assumed you knew."

"Why do you always assume things?. It drives me crazy! You have to communicate!"

:) - Pablo064, Oct 23, 2015

Oh Jenny, very funny with that picture! - annierats, Oct 23, 2015

Lol, Jenny! - rac1, Oct 23, 2015

Answer 11

Suponía que la isla es plana y arenosa , pero era magnifico.

I assumed that the island is flat and sandy , but it was magnificent.

Put it into the imperfect "suponía" and it's perfect. - Daniela2041, Oct 23, 2015

Thank you for keeping me honest, I never would have thought of that , it sounded weird to me , but then I am weird también. - ray76, Oct 23, 2015

Very nicely done, Raymon. ♥ - rac1, Oct 23, 2015

Answer 12

Missed this I must have a go I suppose !

Pérdidas esto, debe tener un ir supongo !

:) - rac1, Oct 24, 2015