should
Something that ought to be the case as opposed to already being the caseSomething that ought to be the case as opposed to already being the case.
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» You should tell him the truth.
Ihr solltet ihm die Wahrheit sagen. — MUIRIEL
Du solltest ihm die Wahrheit sagen. — Fingerhut
Ты должен был сказать ему правду. — shanghainese
Вам стоит сказать ему правду. — marafon
Тебе стоит сказать ему правду. — marafon
Вам надо сказать ему правду. — marafon
Тебе надо сказать ему правду. — marafon
Ти повинен розповісти йому правду. — deniko
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1 senses(auxiliary, defective, modal)Something that ought to be the case as opposed to already being the case.
Examples
29341 sentencesYou should tell him the truth.
Ти повинен розповісти йому правду. — deniko
ruТы должен был сказать ему правду. — shanghainese
deIhr solltet ihm die Wahrheit sagen. — MUIRIEL
You should get your hair cut.
Тобі требе підстригтися. — deniko
ruТебе нужно постричься. — Tonari
deDu solltest mal wieder zum Friseur gehen. — Manfredo
You should have attended the meeting.
Ти мусив би відвідати зустріч. — deniko
deDu hättest zur Versammlung gehen sollen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I should have taken the money.
Мені слід було взяти гроші. — deniko
ruМне следовало взять эти деньги. — Olya
deIch hätte das Geld annehmen sollen. — lilygilder
I guess we should leave now.
Думаю, нам треба зараз піти. — deniko
deIch schätze, wir sollten jetzt gehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English scholde, from Old English sċolde, first and third person preterite forFrom Middle English scholde, from Old English sċolde, first and third person preterite form of sċulan (“should,” “have to,” “to owe”), the ancestor of English shall. By surface analysis, shall + -ed. Cognate with German sollte, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 (skulda), Swedish skulle. Related to Middle English shild and shildy.
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Forms
plural: shouldsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Should — Because the lesson uses it
- C1Inversion: advanced patterns — Because the lesson uses it
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.