Should, ought to - Sollen (The 60th Most Common German Word)

The German translation for Should, ought to is Sollen. It can be used as verb. It is the 60th most commonly used word in German, classified as a A1 word. This word often comes up when talking about cooperation. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Discover all of the 3000 most common German words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.

Pronunciation

English: should, ought to

German: sollen

Examples


He says we should go that way.	Er sagt, wir sollen dort entlang gehen.
You should have seen the film.	Du hättest den Film sehen sollen.
You should've knocked before you came in.	Du hättest anklopfen sollen, bevor du hereingekommen bist.
You should've phoned.	Du hättest anrufen sollen.
You should have called the cops.	Du hättest die Polizei rufen sollen.
She should have arrived home by now.	Um diese Zeit hätte er nach Hause kommen sollen.
You never should have left your husband.	Sie hätten Ihren Mann nie verlassen sollen.
If you didn't want to come, you should have said something.	Wenn du nicht kommen wolltest, hättest du etwas sagen sollen.

I never should've gotten married.	Ich hätte nicht heiraten sollen.
You should've left half an hour earlier.	Du hättest eine halbe Stunde früher gehen sollen.
You should not have done it without my permission.	Ihr hättet es nicht tun sollen ohne meine Erlaubnis.
I should never have done that.	Ich hätte es nie tun sollen.
You should've done so.	Du hättest das tun sollen.
I shouldn't have done that. I'm sorry.	Ich hätte das nicht tun sollen. Es tut mir leid.
I shouldn't have done it.	Das hätte ich nicht tun sollen.
I should have come sooner.	Wir hätten eher kommen sollen.
I should have done this months ago.	Ich hätte das schon vor Monaten tun sollen.
I should've chosen the money.	Ich hätte das Geld nehmen sollen.
I shouldn't have gone there by myself.	Ich hätte nicht alleine dorthin gehen sollen.
I know I shouldn't have done that.	Ich weiß, ich hätte es nicht tun sollen.
I shouldn't have said that.	Das hätte ich nicht sagen sollen.