sollten

Meaning

(first-person,form-of,plural,preterite,third-person) inflection of sollen:
(first-person,form-of,plural,subjunctive-ii,third-person) inflection of sollen:

should

ought to

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɔltn̩/

New

sollen

(auxiliary,preterite-present) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
(auxiliary,preterite-present) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
(auxiliary,preterite-present) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something)
(auxiliary,preterite-present) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly.
(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
(auxiliary,preterite-present) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause

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Ich denke , dass wir weiter darüber nachdenken
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sollten auf jeden Fall unter uns .

I believe that this is worth thinking about for the future, and is certainly something that we need to think about.

Dafür sollten wir eintreten !

We should work to achieve this.

Als angehende Ingenieure sollten Sie das locker im Kopf rechnen
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können .

As a budding engineer, you should be able to easily calculate this in your head.

Tatsächliche mathematische Modelle sollten präzise Daten angemessener , zusammengehöriger Studienzeiten verwenden .

Actual mathematical models should use precise data of appropriate, related periods of study.

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