should (sh d)aux.v. Past tense of shall 1. Used to express obligation or duty: You should send her a note. 2. Used to express probability or expectation: They should arrive at noon. 3. Used to express conditionality or contingency: If she should fall, then so would I. 4. Used to moderate the directness or bluntness of a statement: I should think he would like to go. Usage Note: Like the rules governing the use of shall and will on which they are based, the traditional rules governing the use of should and would are largely ignored in modern American practice. Either should or would can now be used in the first person to express conditional futurity: If I had known that, I would (or somewhat more formally, should) have answered differently. But in the second and third persons only would is used: If he had known that, he would (not should) have answered differently. Would cannot always be substituted for should, however. Should is used in all three persons in a conditional clause: if I (or you or he) should decide to go. Should is also used in all three persons to express duty or obligation (the equivalent of ought to): I (or you or he) should go. On the other hand, would is used to express volition or promise: I agreed that I would do it. Either would or should is possible as an auxiliary with like, be inclined, be glad, prefer, and related verbs: I would (or should) like to call your attention to an oversight. Here would was acceptable on all levels to a large majority of the Usage Panel in an earlier survey and is more common in American usage than should. · Should have is sometimes incorrectly written should of by writers who have mistaken the source of the spoken contraction should've. See Usage Notes at if, rather, shall. |
should
Verb
the past tense of shall: used to indicate that an action is considered by the speaker to be obligatory (you should go) or to form the subjunctive mood (I should like to see you; if I should die; should I be late, start without me) [Old English sceolde]
USAGE: Should has, as its most common meaning in modern English, the sense ought as in I should go to the graduation, but I don't see how I can. However, the older sense of the subjunctive of shall is often used with I or we to indicate a more polite form than would: I should like to go, but I can't. In much speech and writing, should has been replaced by would in contexts of this kind, but it remains in formal English when a conditional subjunctive is used: should he choose to remain, he would be granted asylum.
Translations
should [ʃud] aux vb I should go now → debo irme ahora;
I should go if I were you → yo en tu lugar me iría;
I should like to → me gustaría;
should [ʃud] aux vb I should go now → je devrais partir maintenant;
he should be there now → il devrait être arrivé maintenant;
I should like to → volontiers, j'aimerais bien;
should [ʃud] aux vb I should go now → ich sollte jetzt gehen;
he should be there now → er müsste eigentlich schon da sein;
should he phone ... → falls er anruft ...
should [ʃud] aux vb I should go now → dovrei andare ora;
I should like to → mi piacerebbe;
should he phone ... → se telefonasse ...
v should [ʃud]
1 past tense of shall I thought I should never see you again. sal صيغة الماضي من الفِعل بِمَعنى: يَجِب мод. глагол, няма (budoucí čas po minulém čase) skulle pt von shall θα (με παρατατικό) habría (abiverbi shall minevikuvorm) بايد isi -rais, -rait, -rions, ... פוֹעָל עֵזֶר לִזמָן עָבָר चाहूंगा preterit od shall (jövő időre utalás) akan mundi (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente e passato) shallの過去 ?shall의 과거형? ...일 것이다 (palīgdarbības vārds nākotnes pagātnē veidošanai) akan zou ville havia de voi..., vom... форма прошедшего времени глагола sнаll (minulý čas od shall) neću skulle ควรจะ Not: shall'in geçmiş zaman şekli 將 допоміжне дієслово для утворення 1-ї особи однини і множини майбутнього в минулому کا ماضی shall diễn tả sự ngạc nhiên 将
2 used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that. moes تُسْتَعْمَل لتعني: كان يَجِب أن трябва (náležitost) skulle; burde Konjunktiv θα έπρεπε να deber (hacer algo) peaks بهتراست pitäisi devoir צָרִיך, הָיָה צָרִיך करना चाहिए था trebalo bi, treba se (dogoditi) kellene; kellett volna semestinya ætti dovere ～すべきである ...하여야 하다 (kam) derėtų, reikėtų (izsaka nepieciešamību; pienākumu; ieteikumu) sepatutnya moeten burde, skulle powinienem, powinieneś itd. devia a trebui тебе (не) следует, полагается так поступать (povinnosť) treba da skulle, borde, bör น่าจะ (yap)malı, (yap)sa iyi olur, ...-meliydi (ama olmadı) (應)該 повинен; слід فریضہ ظاہر کرنے کے لیے مستعمل diễn tả cái gì phải, nên xảy ra hoặc được làm （应）该
3 used to state that something is likely to happen etc If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock. behoort تُسْتَعْمَل لِتَعني: من المُحْتَمَل أن би трябвало (pravděpodobnost) skulle kunne Ausdruck der Wahrscheinlichkeit θα πρέπει να deber (de) peaks احنمالا isi arriver probablement רָצוּי यह व्यक्त करने के लिए कि कुछ होने वाला है trebalo bi, treba se (dogoditi) (valószínűség:) kell mestinya ættir (essere probabile) ～のはずだ ...할 것이다 turėčiau, turėtum ir t.t. (izsaka pieņēmumu) mungkin akan zullen burde, skulle powinienem, powinieneś itd. é provável que a urma (să) употребляется для выражения действия, которое предположительно произойдёт (pravdepodobnosť) treba da borde, bör น่าจะ herhâlde ...-ecek 可能 повинен امکان ظاہر کرنے کے لیے مستعمل diễn tả cái gì có thể xảy ra 可能
4 used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc I'm surprised you should think that. sou تُسْتَعْمَل للتعبير عن: الأسَف، المُفاجأه че наистина (lítost, překvapení) ville; skulle nach Ausdrücken der Überraschung etc. μπορώ να (για να δηλώσει λύπη, έκπληξη κτλ.) que + subjuntivo (väljendab kõneleja hinnangut) كه ؛ اينكه ne pas en revenir que... אִם आश्चर्य या दुख जताने के बाद उपयोग होना है prezent (npr. Čudi me da to misliš.) (meglepődés:) ...-na/-ne/-ná masa(-kan) skulir (che più congiuntivo) ～とは ...하다니 (lieto, lai izteiktu emocionālu pastiprinājumu) boleh kunnen ville miałbym, miałbyś itd. (que) penses, etc. a nu-i veni să creadă că ... употребляется для выражения сожаления, удивления и т.п. (ľútosť, prekvapenie) što oöversatt: det förvånar mig att du tycker det ใช้ตามหลังประโยคแสดงความเศร้าหรือประหลาดใจ ...-mesi, ...-men 竟然 вживається після певних виразів жалю, подиву غم ، حیرانی وغیرہ ظاہر کرنے کے لیے dùng sau sự biểu thị ngạc nhiên hay đau khổ 竟然
5 used after if to state a condition If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today. sou تُسْتَعْمَل بعد أداة الشَّرط للتعبير عن الشَّرط ако (случайно) (podmínka: kdyby snad...) skulle Konditionell τυχόν (για υπόθεση) (usado para expresar condicional: if anything should happen to me = si algo me sucediera) (väljendab tingivat kõneviisi) sattuisi si... אִם किसी स्थिति के बाद उपयोग होता है prezent (Ako mi se nešto dogodi, želim da se sjetiš svega što sam ti danas rekao.) (feltételes:) ...-na/-ne/-ná seandainya (jika di belakang skyldi (komi e-ð fyrir .{{TH}}.{{TH}}.) (dovere) 万一～したら 만약 ...한다면 (lieto nosacījuma emocionālam pastiprinājumam) terjadi zou skulle gdyby przypadkiem (se) acontecer, etc. aş, ai, ar, am, aţi, ar употребляется в условных предложениях (podmienka: keby snáď ...) ako skulle ควรจะ (ใช้หลัง if เพื่อแสดงเงื่อนไข) ...-ecek olursa, ...-se 萬一(用在if後的條件句) допоміжне дієслово для утворення умовного способу جزو شرطیہ dùng sau“if” diễn tả một điều kiện 万一（用在if后的条件句）
6 (withIorwe) used to state that a person wishes something was possible I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money). sou تُسْتَعْمَل مع ضمير المُتَكَلِّم للتعْبير عن الرَّغَبَه او الأُمنِيَه бих (podmínka: jen kdybych...) kunne godt tænke Ausdruck eines Wunsches θα ήθελα να gustar (ir a I should love to go to France = me gustaría Francia) meeldiks مايلم كه isi si seulement... הָיִיתִי, הָיִית... चाहत जताने के लिए उपयोग होता है kondicional sadašnji (npr. Voljela bih ići u Francusku...) szeretnék ... akan ég vildi gjarnan .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente e passato) ～するだろうに 나[]로서는 ...할 텐데[] (lieto vēlējuma izteiksmes veidošanai) memang zou skulle/vil(le) gjerne gostaria de doar dacă... сильное желание выражает (podmienka: keby len ...) kada bi skulle ใช้กับ I และ we เพื่อแสดงคิดเห็นที่ไม่แน่ใจ İstiyorum, İsterim, İsterdim 與I和we連用，表示可能性 допоміжне дієслово для утворення умовного способу کوئی خواہش یا کسی چیز کے ہونے کا امکان ظاہر کرنے کے لیے diễn tả ước muốn khả thi của ai đó 与I和we连用，表示可能性
7 used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit. verrassend تُسْتَعْمَل للإشارة إلى حَدَثٍ مُفاجئ кой мислиш (překvapení) skulle Ausdruck höchster Überraschung έτυχε να (για κτ. που προκαλεί έκπληξη) (referirse a usado para una situación no esperada) (väljendab üllatust) قاعدتا بايد اينطورباشد كه et voilà que... הָיָה צָרִיך किसी आश्चर्यजनक घटना की अभिव्यक्ति के लिए उपयोग होता है upravo, baš (váratlan esemény:) és ki más(t) ... akan hver heldur þú að hafi þá ekki .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. dovere こともあろうに 도대체 ...일까 (lieto, lai izteiktu emocionālu pastiprinājumu) sepatutnya zou skulle havia de şi iată că... подчёркивает удивление (prekvapenie) bi [] om inte ใช้อ้างถึงเหตุการณ์ที่ค่อนข้างประหลาดใจ ne (ol)sa 竟會(表示驚奇) вказує на дивовижність події کسی حیران کن واقعہ کو بیان کرنے کے لیے diễn tả một sự kiện khá gây ngạc nhiên 竟会（表示惊奇）
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