sollen

A1#49

Hear it

verb

should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
to be recommendedto do something); to be asked (to do something
to be intendedto 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.
would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause

Forms

Present

I	soll
you	sollst
he, she, it	soll
we	sollen
you (plural)	sollt
they	sollen

Preterite

I	sollte
you	solltest
he, she, it	sollte
we	sollten
you (plural)	solltet
they	sollten

Subjunctive I

I	solle
you	sollest
he, she, it	solle
we	sollen
you (plural)	sollet
they	sollen

Subjunctive II

I	sollte
you	solltest
he, she, it	sollte
we	sollten
you (plural)	solltet
they	sollten

Other forms

infinitive	sollen
past participle	gesollt
present participle	sollend

Used in the library

„Sei nicht so gemein", sagt die Mutter, „ihr solltet einander helfen.""Don't be so mean," says the mother, "you should help each other."A2Ferien an der Ostsee — Holidays on the Baltic (A2)

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