sollen.
should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
Meaning & usage
should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
Ich soll das machen.
Ich sollte das nicht tun.
to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something)
to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly.
Es soll da viele Leute geben.
would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause
should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German suln, soln, 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, Yiddish זאָלן (zoln).
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