sollen

Meaning

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

Concepts

should

ought

shall

must

ought to

be supposed to

have to

need to

be expected to

wish for

must '' ''

be

ought '' ''

command

desire

have

may

see

👀

be to

Synonyms

müssen

lassen

dürfen

erforderlich

gewöhnlich tun

hoffen

mögen

obliegen

pflegen

Pflicht

schulden

schuldig sein

sich sehnen

sollte

trachten

🔍

verpflichtet sein

wollen

wünschen

soll

verlangen

gut tun

gut sein

müsste

zu tun sein

Pflicht sein

für seine Pflicht halten

gut zu Gesicht stehen

Aufgabe

gut anstehen

brauchen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɔlən/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Was hätte ich denn sonst machen sollen ?

What else should I have done?

Die sogenannte Dritte Hand hält die beiden Kabelenden, die verlötet werden sollen .

The so-called third hand holds the two cable ends that are to be soldered.