sollen pt sollte pp gesollt o (als Hilfsverb) sollen

1. Hilfsverb

1) (Pflicht, Befehl) to be supposed to

du hättest nicht gehen sollen — you shouldn't have gone, you oughtn't to have gone

soll ich? — shall I?

soll ich dir helfen? — shall I help you?

sag ihm, er soll warten — tell him he's to wait

was soll ich machen? — what should I do?

2)

(Vermutung) sie soll verheiratet sein — she's said to be married

was soll das heißen? — what's that supposed to mean?

man sollte glauben, dass... — you would think that...

sollte das passieren,... — if that should happen...

2. vt, vi

was soll das? — what's all this?

das sollst du nicht — you shouldn't do that

was soll's? — what the hell!