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sollen: should / be supposed to — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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sollen

should / be supposed to

to be supposed to or should do something

IPA/ˈzɔlən/

Primary stress is on sol.

sollen: should / be supposed to

Meaning 1neutral · 90%

to be supposed to or should do something

Wir sollen die Seite 20 lesen.

Du sollst mehr Wasser trinken.

Ich sollte gestern den Chef anrufen.

Do not add zu after sollen: Du sollst kommen, not du sollst zu kommen.

Was soll ich machen? — What should I do?

Du sollst zu warten.

Du sollst warten.

After a modal verb, the infinitive comes without zu.

sollen is conjugated in position two, and the action verb goes to the end: Ich soll warten.

Choose one answer.

Which sentence is correct?

sollen is a modal verb for instructions, advice, or expectation. The other verb stands as an infinitive at the end.