It took me forever to learn how to express the idea of to suppose or, to assume. I would always wind up using achar or, imagniar -- both of which really don't mean the same thing. The solution is simple, elegant - and rare:
SUPOR in Portuguese means to suppose.
A verb ending in -or! These or verbs are extremely rare.
All of the -or ending verbs originate from the verb POR (which used to be: POER!) are similarly conjugated so, let's do it:
| supor | to suppose | ||
| I suppose | eu sup | onho | |
| you/he/she suppose(s) | você/ele/ela sup | õe | |
| we suppose | nós sup | omos | |
| they suppose | vocês/eles/elas sup | õem |
SUPOR is most commonly used like this:
Eu suponho que ela vai fazer depois. ➜ I suppose she'll do it later.
Vamos supor você está numa ilha deserta. ➜ Let's suppose you're on an desert island.
You can also use SUPOR to mean to assume:
Supondo a resposta é sim... ➜ Assuming the answer is yes...
I'm taking this verb as a KEEPER - it's now part of my vocabulary and I love using it. People are always a bit surprised to hear a gringo using it!
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