영어공부 53탄( be supposed to)

be supposed to : (원래) ~ 하기로 되어 있어/~해야지, 그러나 꼭 그렇게 될거라는 보장은 없는게,  원래 ~ 해아 하는것

collins 영어사전:  If you say that something is supposed to happen, you mean that is  planned or expected. Sometimes, this  use suggests that the thing does not really happen in this way.

1) 예정되어 있는 가까운 계획

be supposed to~  vs  be going to~

- be supposed to: 특정 행동을 하기로 약속을 했기에 실천해야 할 의무감은 들지만, 꼭 지켜진다는 보장은 없음.

-be going to: 내가 실천하고 싶다는 의지가 있고, 실제 일어날 가능성이 높음

친구 만나기로 했어요. : I'm supposed to~

친구 만날거예요.: I'm going to~

2) 예정돤 날씨(하지만 꼭 그렇게 될거란 보장은 없음)

It's supposed to rain today.

snow와 rain은 '눈이/비가 오다' 이렇게 동사로 쓸수 있어요.

It's supposed to rain today.

It's supposed to snow today.

It's supposed to be hot today.

It's supposed to be cold early next week.

3) 규칙 및 관습

보통은 원래 ~하기로 되어 있다는 걸 리마인드 해주며 가볍게 조언/경고 할때

* should 가 개인적인 생각을 바탕으로 한 조언/충고하면, 

be supposed to 는 원래 그러면 안 된다는 느낌

ex) Come on, Seul, you're not supposed to do that.

 

was/were supposed to ~ (결국 안 일어난 일) ~하기로 되어 있었어/~하기로 했었어

collins  영영사전: If something was supposed to happen, it was planned or intended to happen, but did not in fact happen.

ex) I was suppoed to hang out with my friends, but I was too tired.

I was supposed to study English, but I was too busy.

See, this was supposed to easy and fun.

We were supposed to meet for lunch, but he didn't show.

4. 답답하고 짜증날때 쉽게 쓸수 있는  be supposed to 의 의문문: ~하기로 되어 있는것이야?~해야 하는 거야?

Where am I supposed to go? 

What's that supposed to mean? (상대의 말/행동이 믿어지지 않을때) 그건 무슨 의미로 한 말/ 행동이야?

 

It's supposed to be hard.

If it wasn't hard.

Everyone would do it.

The hard is what makes it great.