- I suppose you are right. (Saya kira Anda benar.)
- I suppose the train will arrive late. (Saya kira kereta akan tiba terlambat.)
- I suppose you two are brothers. (Saya kira Anda berdua bersaudara.)
- I suppose Lutfi will visit Fitri on his way back from Bandung. (Saya kira Lutfi akan mengunjungi Fitri dalam perjalanan pulangnya dari Bandung.)
- I suppose she is still cooking at the moment. (Saya kira ia sedang memasak saat ini.)
I suppose not atau I guess not (Saya kira tidak) sering digunakan untuk menyatakan perkiraan bahwa sesuatu tidak terjadi atau seseorang tidak melakukan sesuatu. Perhatikan kalimat berikut:
- I don't suppose it's going to rain today. (Saya kira tidak akan hujan hari ini.)
- We don't suppose he likes it. (Kami kira ia tidak menyukai nya.)
- I don't suppose she will drive to Bandung herself. (Saya kira ia tidak akan mengendarai mobinya sendiri ke Bandung.)
Suppose atau supposing juga bisa menggantikan What if? (Bagaimana kalau...?)
- Suppose I go there alone? Would he be angry? (Bagaimana kalau saya pergi kesana sendiri? Apakah ia akan marah?)
- Suppose we do it this way? That would save time. (Bagaimana kalau kita lakukan dengan cara ini? Itu akan menghemat waktu.)
- Supposing you won the game, would you stand me a treat? (Bagaimana jika Anda memenangkan pertandingan ini, apakah Anda akan mentraktir ku?)
SUPPOSED TO
- DIKATAKAN atau DIYAKINI
- DIHARAPKAN, SEMESTINYA, SEHARUSNYA
Untuk jelasnya perhatikan contoh-contoh berikut:
- You are supposed to go there right now. (Anda seharusnya berangkat kesana sekarang.)
- This medicine is supposed to be able to cure all kinds of diseases. (Obat ini diyakini dapat menyembukan semua jenis penyakit.)
- You were supposed to give it back yesterday. (Semestinya Anda mengembalikannya kemarin.)
NOT SUPPOSED TO = Tidak boleh, Dilarang untuk...
- All of you are not supposed to smoke here. (Anda semua tidak boleh merokok di sini.)
- He's not supposed to go out on his own.(Ia dilarang/tidak boleh keluar sendirian.)
- I am afraid I am not supposed to tell you about this. (Saya rasa saya tidak boleh mengatakan ini kepada Anda.)
Latihan
Isilah titik-titik dengan kata suppose (not suppose), supposed to, not supposed to, suppose not, dan suppose so.
- Fitri ................. to spend all her money on clothes. She has to set aside some of the money for her future.
- I ....................you will have to report your arrival as soon as possible.
- I ............................ to inform you about it yesterday but I was too busy. I am sorry for this.
- Your children .....................to play in the street without your supervision.
- You ...................to smoke in this room. If you want to smoke, you could do it outside.
- I ......................you have enough money to travel to Jakarta. You'd better borrow some from your friend.
- A: Will she join us? B: I ...................... I think she'll be busy.
- A: Lutfi is very handsome. I suppose many girls like him. B: I .....................