se supone

Etymology
lit. 'it is supposed'.

Phrase

 * 1) it is supposed, it is assumed
 * 2) * 1872, Cortes (Parliament) of Spain, Diario de las sesiones de Cortes, page 4082:
 * "es"

- No se supone que los electores han de nombrar a individuos que tengan la misma calidad de propietarios que ellos?


 * 1) it is supposed to be that way
 * 2)  it is supposed to be that
 * 3) it is meant
 * 1) it is meant
 * 1) it is meant

Usage notes

 * Often highlights a difference between what is supposed to be and what is so.
 * Often used in the negative as no se supone: it is not permitted.
 * A phrase specifying what is permitted takes the.
 * Although a verb with the form, when used in this expression it is almost exclusively (as written above) in the third person in.