sollen

A1 Verb frequency rank #195

What sollen means

Verb

should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
to be intended (to 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

Forms

sollen · soll · sollte · hat gesollt

Pronunciation

sollen in a sentence

Hast du irgendeine Ahnung, was wir tun sollen?

Do you have any idea what we are supposed to do?

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sollen is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #195 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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