sollen
should; shall; ought to
English translations
- 01
should
- 02
shall
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Verpflichtung, einen Auftrag oder eine Empfehlung ausdrücken.
- English meaning
- should
- Synonym
- müssen, sollen, verpflichtet sein
- German example
- Du sollst deine Hausaufgaben machen.
- English example
- You should do your homework.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich soll du sollst er/sie/es ich soll wir sollen ihr sollet sie sollen
- Past Participle
- ich habe gesollt du hast gesollt er/sie/es hat gesollt wir haben gesollt ihr habt gesollt sie haben gesollt
- Past
- ich sollte du solltest er/sie/es sollte wir sollten ihr solltet sie sollten
Related words
- sollend
Should
- Tagesordnung
agenda
- Netzneutralität
Net neutrality means that all data on the internet should be treated equally, without discrimination or preference for certain content or providers.
- Arbeitsschutz
occupational safety
- Modalverb
Modal verb
- Weglassung
Omission means the act of leaving out or not mentioning something that should have been mentioned.
- Wahlbetrug
Election fraud
- Malerband
Painter's tape
- unterbringen
To accommodate means to provide someone with a place to live or stay, or to store something in a specific location.
- ameliorieren
To ameliorate
- gesollt
"Gesollt" is the past participle of the modal verb "sollen" and describes an obligation or expectation that was in the past.
- Agenda
Agenda
- abdämpfen
to dampen
- institutionalisieren
To institutionalize
- basisch
Alkaline
- organisatorisch
organizational
- kunstseiden
Artificial silk, rayon
- Biokraftstoff
Biofuel
- Küvette
A cuvette is a small, transparent container used in spectroscopy to hold liquids to be analyzed.
- Datensparsamkeit
Data minimization
- Umerziehungslager
A re-education camp is a facility where people are subjected to forced labor and indoctrination to be politically or ideologically reshaped.
- Backtick
A 'backtick' is a special character (`) used in computing, especially in programming, often to denote code or commands to be executed.
- Kesselschlacht
encirclement battle
- Friedensgespräch
Peace talk
- Additionszeichen
The '+' symbol, used in mathematics to indicate addition.
- geheißen
Geheissen is the past participle of the verb 'heißen', meaning 'to be called' or 'to mean'.
- anheimstellen
To leave it up to someone
- öffentlich-rechtlich
Public service
- vertraulich
Confidential
- egalitär
Egalitarian means believing that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
- Spott
Mockery, ridicule
- Esoterik
Esotericism
- Ursuppe
Primordial soup is a hypothetical, nutrient-rich solution in the early Earth age, in which the first life forms are believed to have originated.
- versäumen
To miss
- Lebensmittelsicherheit
Food safety
- Modalverbum
Modal verb
- Playlist
Playlist
- vorgehen
proceed
- müssen
must
- teilhaben
to participate
Example sentences with “sollen”
Was soll ich tun? (What should I do?)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'sollen' a modal verb?
Yes, it is a modal verb expressing obligation or recommendation.