Sentences with German verb sollen ⟨Statal Passive⟩ ⟨Subordinate⟩
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Present
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Was
soll
das?
What's the point?
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Was
soll
das alles?
What's the point of all this?
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Wo
soll
das Klavier hin?
Where do you want the piano?
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Damit
soll
das Fliegen sicherer werden.
This should make flying safer.
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Du
sollst
spätestens um halb drei hier sein.
You're expected to be here by 2:30.
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Tom
soll
wohlhabend sein.
They say that Tom is wealthy.
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Sie
soll
sehr bunt sein und glänzen.
It should be very colorful and shine.
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Atomenergie
soll
friedlichen Absichten von Nutzen sein.
It is desirable that atomic energy should be used for peaceful purposes.
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Was
soll
dieses Affentheater?
What is this monkey theater?
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Baubeginn
soll
Anfang Oktober sein.
Construction is set to begin in early October.
Imperfect
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Warum
sollten
Sie?
Why should you?
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Sollte
das lustig sein?
Was this supposed to be funny?
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Eine Adresse im Netzwerk
sollte
eindeutig sein.
An address in the network should be unique.
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Der Junge, der später König werden
sollte
, war auch jetzt schon weise.
The boy who was to become king later was already wise now.
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Die Leute
sollten
ehrlich zueinander sein.
People should be honest with each other.
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Die übermäßige Anwendung von Salz
sollte
tabu sein.
The excessive use of salt should be taboo.
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Der Parmesan
sollte
klein gerieben sein.
The parmesan should be grated finely.
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Junge Menschen
sollten
Respekt vor Älteren haben.
Young people should respect their elders.
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Eine Meldung
sollte
kurz und präzise sein.
A message should be short and precise.
Present Subj.
Imperf. Subj.
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Ergonomische Bürostühle
sollten
höhenverstellbare Armlehnen haben.
Ergonomic office chairs should have height-adjustable armrests.
Imperative
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Infinitive
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Du solltest
froh sein.
You should be happy.
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Du solltest
etwas offener werden.
You should become a little more open.
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Es hat eben nicht sein
sollen
.
It simply was not meant to be.
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Du solltest
deine Eltern mindestens einmal monatlich anrufen.
You should call your parents at least once a month.
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Hat er euch gesagt, was ihr tun sollt
?
Did he tell you what you should do?
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Du solltest
dich umsichtig benehmen.
You should behave carefully.
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Du solltest
dich vor deiner Abreise davon vergewissern.
You should make sure of this before your departure.
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Du solltest
dich bescheidener kleiden.
You should dress more modestly.
Participle
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Du selbst wirst jetzt vollenden, was ich
gesollt
und nicht gekonnt.
You yourself will now complete what I was supposed to do and could not.
Verb table Rules
- How do you conjugate sollen in Present?
- How do you conjugate sollen in Imperfect?
- How do you conjugate sollen in Imperative?
- How do you conjugate sollen in Present Subjunctive?
- How do you conjugate sollen in Imperfect Subjunctive?
- How do you conjugate sollen in Infinitive?
- How do you conjugate sollen in Participle?
- How do you conjugate verbs in German?
Present Imperfect Imperative Subjunctive I Subjunctive II Infinitive Participle
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Indicative
Examples sentences for realis mood Statal Passive for sollen
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Was
soll
das?
What's the point?
-
Was
soll
das alles?
What's the point of all this?
-
Wo
soll
das Klavier hin?
Where do you want the piano?
-
Warum
sollten
Sie?
Why should you?
-
Sollte
das lustig sein?
Was this supposed to be funny?
-
Du solltest
froh sein.
You should be happy.
-
Du solltest
etwas offener werden.
You should become a little more open.
-
Damit
soll
das Fliegen sicherer werden.
This should make flying safer.
-
Es hat eben nicht sein
sollen
.
It simply was not meant to be.
-
Eine Adresse im Netzwerk
sollte
eindeutig sein.
An address in the network should be unique.
-
Du solltest
deine Eltern mindestens einmal monatlich anrufen.
You should call your parents at least once a month.
-
Du
sollst
spätestens um halb drei hier sein.
You're expected to be here by 2:30.
-
Hat er euch gesagt, was ihr tun sollt
?
Did he tell you what you should do?
-
Der Junge, der später König werden
sollte
, war auch jetzt schon weise.
The boy who was to become king later was already wise now.
-
Tom
soll
wohlhabend sein.
They say that Tom is wealthy.
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Subjunctive
Usage for conjunctive mood Statal Passive for sollen
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Wir schrien, dass sie vorsichtig sein
solle
.
We yelled at her to be careful.
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Ergonomische Bürostühle
sollten
höhenverstellbare Armlehnen haben.
Ergonomic office chairs should have height-adjustable armrests.
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Conditional (würde)
Conditional (würde)
Imperative
Sentences for imperative Statal Passive for sollen
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Translations
Translation of German sollen
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sollen
- should, ought, be expected to, be supposed to, ought to, shall, supposed to, be intended to
должен, долженствовать, следует, быть должным, обязан
deber, debería, haber de, tener que, deber ser, haber que, recomendar, supuesto
devoir, être censé, devrait (faire qqc), falloir, devrait, supposé
gerekmek, -meli, gerek, zorunda olmak, zorunlu olmak, önerilmek
dever, ter que, haver de, significar, supor
dovere, essere tenuto a, bisognare, dover andare, dover fare, potere, supporre
trebui, fi de părere, fi necesar, fi obligat, fi recomandat
kell, ajánlott, kellene, állítani
mieć powinność, mieć obowiązek, powinien, należy, ma być, miał, mieć, mówić
πρέπει, θα έπρεπε, σε περίπτωση που, θα πρέπει, οφείλει
moeten, zullen, mogen, schijnen, aanbevelen, bevelen, opdragen, vermoeden
mít, mít povinnost, mělo by, mělo by být, mít být, mít mít
skall, bör, böra, lära, påstås, skola, skulle, borde
skulle, burde, måtte, bør, skal
勧める, すべき, べき, 仮定, 命令する, 噂, 指示する, 推測
haver de, deure
pitää, tulee, tulla, pitäisi, täytyä, kuulua, kuuluu, käsky
skulle, burde, bør, skal
izan behar, gomendatu, adierazi, agindu, behar, esan, eskaera
trebati, требати
треба, да се препорача, да се заповеда, да се нареди
naj bi, moral, morati, naročiti, ukazati
malo by, mali by, mať povinnosť, mal by, malo by byť
morati, trebati, biti dužan, biti obavezan
trebati, morati, biti dužan
повинен, мусити, має, бути повинним, варто, зобов'язуватися, було б варто, було б слід
трябва, Трябва да
павінен, мае быць, трэба
צריך، להיות אמור، אמור، לְהַעֲבִיר، לְהָבִיעַ، להורות، לצוות
عليه) أن، ينبغي (علي، يجب، ينبغي
باید، می بایست، بایستن، میبایست
ضروری ہونا، مشورہ دینا، چاہنا، احکام دینا، بتانا، حکم دینا، ضروری، چاہیے
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