suspeitava que

suspected that

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suspected that The verb form can refer to “I suspected” or “he/she suspected,” depending on context. The verb after que may be in the subjunctive or indicative.

PO: Eu suspeitava que ele estivesse em casa.

EN: I suspected that he was at home.

Tom suspeitava que seu pai fosse disléxico.

Tom suspected that his father was dyslexic.

Quer dizer, eu não suspeitava que houvesse uma lula gigante de verdade.

I mean, I didn’t suspect that there was such a thing as a real giant squid.

O João suspeitava que havia lá coisas de corrupção na Câmara e ia denunciá-los.

João suspected there was some corruption going on at the Chamber and was going to report them.

— Call Girl (2007)

Eu suspeitava que algo assim pudesse acontecer.

I suspected something like this could happen.

Suspeitava que não existisse nenhum.

I suspected there weren’t any.

Tom disse que suspeitava que Mary estava muito ansiosa para fazer isso.

Tom said he suspected Mary was too eager to do it.

Eu suspeitava que ela era perigosa.

I suspected she was dangerous.