No. 11,135 in Catalan
suposava
"Suposava" means "supposed" or "assumed" in English (past tense).
In a sentence
Ahir van dir que suposava una gran responsabilitat.
Yesterday they said it involved a great responsibility.
In this sentence, 'suposava' is used to refer to an existing condition, implying 'involved' or 'entailed' within a context of responsibility.
L'exercici suposava fer molts càlculs.
The exercise required doing many calculations.
Here, 'suposava' conveys the implication of requiring or involving calculations as part of an activity.
Suposava que arribaries més d'hora.
I assumed you would arrive earlier.
In this case, 'suposava' is used as 'assumed' to indicate a presumption or prediction about someone's actions.
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