se suponía que

was supposed to

→ se
phrase Common #8,547
was supposed to Used for something that was expected or intended to happen; the expected person or thing may be clear from context.
SP: Se suponía que llegaría temprano.
EN: I was supposed to arrive early.

Se suponía que era una sorpresa.

It was supposed to be a surprise.

No se suponía que te dijera eso.

I wasn’t supposed to tell you that.

Se suponía que vendría luego de Berlín.

It was supposed to come after Berlin.

¿Cómo se suponía que lo supiera?

How was I supposed to know?

Pensé que se suponía que no vamos allá sin Tom.

I thought we weren't supposed to go there without Tom.

Se suponía que ella no estaría en la tienda.

She wasn't supposed to be in the store.

No se suponía que moriría.

He wasn't supposed to die.

— Estallido mortal (1981)

Se suponía que sólo conseguirías fotos de--¿Sabe lo que dice?

You were only supposed to get photos of— Do you know what it says?

— Estallido mortal (1981)

Ni siquiera se suponía que estuviéramos allí.

We weren't even supposed to be there.

— Avatar: Fuego y ceniza (2025)

Hice todo lo que se suponía que hiciera.

I did everything I was supposed to do.

Se suponía que conseguirías unas fotos de McRyan, no que lo matarías.

You were supposed to get some pictures of McRyan, not kill him.

— Estallido mortal (1981)

Se suponía que hablábamos de mi caso.

We were supposed to be talking about my case.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Se suponía que íbamos a liquidar mi saldo hoy.

We were supposed to settle my balance today.

— Marty Supremo (2025)

Se suponía que era una zona protegida.

It was supposed to be a protected area.

No se suponía que vieras eso.

You weren't supposed to see that.

Se suponía que volvería el año pasado.

He was supposed to return last year.

— Locamente millonarios (2018)

¿Cómo se suponía que íbamos a saberlo?

How were we supposed to know?

— El agente secreto (2025)

Así se suponía que iba a ser.

That's how it was supposed to be.

Se suponía que era gracioso.

It was supposed to be funny.

— Aún estoy aquí (2024)

No se suponía que pasara esto.

This wasn't supposed to happen.

Se suponía que tenía que llegar a esto después.

It was supposed to come to this later.

— Anatomía de una Caída (2023)

Se suponía que debía hacerlo.

I was supposed to do it.

Eran los mismos viejos lugares donde se suponía que debía vivir mi vida.

They were the same old places where I was supposed to live my life.

— El tiempo contigo (2019)

Se suponía que iba a llamar a Jack.

He was supposed to call Jack.

— Estallido mortal (1981)

Se suponía que íbamos a tomar un café, pero tengo un comercial.

We were supposed to have coffee, but I have a commercial.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Entonces, ¿qué se suponía que debía hacer con ellos?

So, what was I supposed to do with them?

He hecho todo lo que se suponía que hiciera.

I've done everything I was supposed to do.

Se suponía que esa parte llevaría años y años, pero quizá ya había comenzado.

That part was supposed to take years and years, but maybe it had already begun.

No se suponía que vinieran hoy.

They weren’t supposed to come today.

Ese día, se suponía que Samuel tenía que recogerlo de la escuela.

That day, Samuel was supposed to pick him up from school.

— Anatomía de una Caída (2023)

Se suponía que él debía darme el dinero para mi vuelo.

He was supposed to give me the money for my flight.

— Marty Supremo (2025)

Es que se suponía que iba a morir de vieja.

She was supposed to die of old age.

— El sonido de la muerte (2026)

Se suponía que era un asesino.

He was supposed to be a murderer.

— Avatar: El camino del agua (2022)

No se suponía que saliera así.

It wasn’t supposed to turn out like this.

— ¿Está funcionando esto? (2025)

Tom olvidó hacer lo que se suponía que hiciera.

Tom forgot to do what he was supposed to do.

Se suponía que tú sí ibas a entender.

You were supposed to understand.

En apariencia se suponía que todo iba bien.

On the surface, everything was supposed to be going well.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Se suponía que el frente de mi casita debía ser una tienda de ramos generales.

The front of my little house was supposed to be a general store.

No se suponía que estuvieras aquí.

You weren't supposed to be here.

Se suponía que ibas a ayudar a Tom, ¿sabes?

You were supposed to help Tom, you know?

Tom no sabía dónde se suponía que debía ir.

Tom didn't know where he was supposed to go.

Se suponía que Tom me ayudara esta tarde.

Tom was supposed to help me this afternoon.

¡¿Qué se suponía que debía hacer?!

What was I supposed to do?!

— En presencia del diablo (2016)

Capitán, se suponía que no había gente.

Captain, there weren't supposed to be any people.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

Se suponía que eso era un secreto.

That was supposed to be a secret.

Tom no sabía a qué hora se suponía que debía estar allí.

Tom didn't know what time he was supposed to be there.

Se suponía que éramos un país desarrollado.

We were supposed to be a developed country.

La vida de la mujer que se suponía que debía ser.

The life of the woman she was supposed to be.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)