shall

Significat (Anglès)

1. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.
2. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.
3. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.
4. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle, obsolete) To owe.

Sinònims

will

must

ought to

should

may

invoke

might

be going to

would

anchored

be about to

could

have to

ought

shalt

anchor

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Traduccions

zullen

sollen

dovere

gaan

moeten

deber

zult

dê

👩‍🍼

dever

devoir

μέλλω να

μέλλω

Soll

être obligé de

beabsichtigt

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈʃæl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: schal

Heretat de anglès antic: sċeal

Cognat amb escocès: sall

Cognat amb frisó occidental: sil

Cognat amb neerlandès: zal

Cognat amb baix alemany: schall

Cognat amb alemany: soll

Cognat amb danès: skal

Cognat amb islandès: skal

Cognat amb afrikaans: sal

Cognat amb suec: skall

In summary

From Middle English schal (infinitive schulen), from Old English sċeal (infinitive sċulan (“should, must”)), from Proto-West Germanic *skulan, from Proto-Germanic *skal (infinitive *skulaną), from Proto-Indo-European *skel- (“to owe, be under obligation”).
Cognate with Scots sall, sal (“shall”), North Frisian skal, schal, West Frisian sil (infinitive sille (“shall”)), Dutch zal (infinitive zullen (“shall”)), Low German schall (infinitive schölen (“shall”)), German soll (infinitive sollen (“ought to”)), Danish skal (infinitive skulle (“shall”)), Icelandic skal (infinitive skulu (“shall”)), Afrikaans sal, Swedish skall (“shall”) (infinitive skola).

Frases

We shall do it in time .

It shall be done !

Oh no , I shall not give you up .

Shall we watch a film at the cinema this afternoon ?