I am supposed to dienima nič proti, če to rečemo?

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Rebecca
To je točno to, kar ste rekli! Čeprav govornik govori I'm supposed to [x], lahko rečete I am supposed to [x]! Primer: I'd love to chat, but I'm in a rush. I'm supposed to be at work within the hour. (Rad bi več klepetal, vendar sem zaposlen in se moram čez eno uro vrniti v pisarno.) Primer: The package was supposed to arrive yesterday, but it appears to have been delayed. (Paket bi moral prispeti včeraj, vendar se zdi, da je zamujal.)