supposto

supposed

The Italian word 'supposto' is an adjective that can be used to describe something that is assumed or expected to be the case. It can also be used to describe a person or thing that is supposed to do something. For example, 'il supposto capo' means 'the supposed leader'. In English, 'supposed' is often used to express doubt or skepticism about something, but in Italian, 'supposto' does not necessarily carry this connotation.

Example sentences using: supposto

Doveva essere supposto arrivare ieri.

He was supposed to arrive yesterday.

In this sentence, 'supposto' operates as an auxiliary verb denoting an expected action that was not fulfilled, in this case, someone's arrival.

Non era supposto piovere oggi.

It was not supposed to rain today.

Here, 'supposto' is used to describe an anticipated event that did not occur as predicted, that is, the lack of rain.

Questo non è supposto essere qui.

This is not supposed to be here.

This sentence uses 'supposto' to express a sense of misplaced items or entities, indicating that something is not where it should be.