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pensé que tal vez

I thought maybe

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I thought maybe Used to introduce a guess or possibility in the past. Common in spoken and written Spanish.
SP: Pensé que tal vez llegabas más tarde.
EN: I thought maybe you were arriving later.

Entonces pensé que tal vez no debamos llevarlo.

So I thought that maybe we shouldn't take it.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

Pensé que tal vez Tom ya había intentado hacer eso.

I thought maybe Tom had already tried to do that.

O bien, de todos modos, pensé que tal vez me equivoqué.

Or else—in any case—I thought that perhaps I was mistaken.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Pensé que tal vez te gustaría un poco de compañía.

I thought you might like some company.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

Lo vi y pensé que tal vez no sería necesaria con eso.

I saw it and thought that maybe it wouldn't be necessary with that.

— El jardín de los pecadores: Paradigma paradoja (Paradoja espiral) (2008)

Pensé que tal vez la pasarías mejor sin mí.

I thought maybe you'd be better off without me.

Pensé que tal vez tú tendrías una idea.

I thought maybe you’d have an idea.

Pensé que tal vez quisieran saber.

I thought they might want to know.

Pensé que tal vez estaba recibiendo lo que merecía.

I thought maybe I was getting what I deserved.

Pensé que tal vez tú eras el Mesías.

I thought maybe you were the Messiah.

Pensé que tal vez querrías hablar de ello.

I thought you might want to talk about it.

Se necesita hacer una solicitud y pensé que tal vez ustedes estaban interesados.

An application needs to be submitted, and I thought you might be interested.

— El orfanato (2007)

Pensé que tal vez un juego de tenis sería divertido.

I thought maybe a game of tennis would be fun.