sollen

Bedeutung (English)

  1. (auxiliary,preterite-present) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
  2. (auxiliary,preterite-present) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
  3. (auxiliary,preterite-present) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something)
  4. (auxiliary,preterite-present) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly.
  5. (auxiliary,preterite-present) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause
  6. (auxiliary,preterite-present) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause

Synonyms

gewöhnlich tun

schuldig sein

sich sehnen

verpflichtet sein

gut tun

gut sein

zu tun sein

Pflicht sein

für seine Pflicht halten

gut zu Gesicht stehen

gut anstehen

Frequenz

A1
Dialekte

Zürich

Zürich

sölle

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

sölle

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

solle

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈzɔlən/
Etymologie (English)

In summary

From Middle High German scholn, schuln, from Old High German sculan, skulan, scolan, from Proto-West Germanic *skulan. Cognate with English shall and should, Dutch zullen, Danish skulle, Swedish skall and skulle.

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