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to be (supposed, going), shall, would

compare with komma. compare with böra.

When trying to translate "should" from English into Swedish, remove it and replace it with either "to ought", "to be supposed" or even "shall". If "ought" fits, you want to use böra.

• (vanligen presens eller preteritum) ha för av­sikt att ut­föra viss handling (usually present or preterite) to have intention to perform [a] certain action

  1. jag ska gå nu i'm (supposed) to go now

  2. hon ska bli läkare she's (supposed) to become a teacher

  3. skulle inte du ringa ett telefonsamtal? weren't you (supposed, going) to make a phone call?

  även med under­förstådd handling, vanligen förflyttning even with implied action, usually displacement

  1. hon ska [åka] med flyget så hon har bråttom she is (going) [to go] with the flight so she's in a hurry

  2. vi ska [gå] av vid nästa håll­plats we are (going) [to go] off by the next stop

  3. Imorgon ska jag [åka] till Gettysburg tomorrow, I'm (going) [to go] to Gettyburg

• komma att i ut­tryck för (nästan) ren fram­tid to end up in expression for (almost) pure future

  1. de ska komma i morgon they are (going, supposed) to come tomorrow

  2. detta var inget mot vad som komma skulle this was nothing against/toward what which was (going, supposed) to come

  3. det ska bli vackert väder i morgon there is (going, supposed) to become beautiful weather tomorrow

  även i ut­tryck för att något äger rum (eller kunde ägt rum) eller dylikt under viss förut­sättning i preteritum also in expressions that something takes place (or was able to have taken place) or the like under a certain prerequisite in the past tense Note: Introducing a prerequisite implies usage of the English sunjunctive "were" in place of "was" for describing something which may or may not possibly happen in the future since the English subjunctive expresses hopes, desires, and hypotheticals. However, due to how English functions, sometimes it will sound out of place to the native ear in contrast to something which already happened in the past.

  1. jag skulle hjälpa dig om jag bara kunde I were (going, supposed) to help you if I only were able hasn't happened, uses subjunctive "were"

  2. det skulle vara underbart att bara få vara ledig it were (going) to be wonderful just getting to be free (off-duty) hasn't happened, uses subjunctive "were"

  3. jag trodde att du skulle fråga I believed that you were (going) to ask already happened, uses indicative "were"

  4. hur skulle jag säga... ? how were I (going, supposed) to say... ? hasn't happened, uses subjunctive "were"

  även försvagat, i känslobetonade ut­tryck even weakened, in emotional expressions Note: Emotional expressions implies usage of the English sunjunctive "were" in place of "was" for describing something which may or may not possibly happen in the future since the English subjunctive expresses hopes, desires, and hypotheticals. However, due to how English functions, sometimes it will sound out of place to the native ear in contrast to something which already happened in the past.

  1. ... att de all­tid ska gräla! ... that they always are (going) to argue!

  2. du skulle bara våga! you were only (going) to dare!

  3. nej, om vi skulle gå hem no, if we were (going) to go home

  4. jag skulle tro att ... i were (supposed, going) to believe that...

  5. det är synd att han ska vara så lat it's too bad that he is (going) to be so lazy

  6. jag ska säga dig att ... i am (supposed) to tell you that ...

  speciellt i vissa artighets­fraser especially in certain polite phrases

  1. ska det vara en kopp te till? is it (going) to be another cup of tea? shall it be another cup of tea?

  2. skulle du kunna tänka dig att komma? were you (going) to be able to imagine yourself coming?

• vara förpliktad att to be under obligation

  1. du ska gå nu you are (supposed) to go now

  2. det ena du vill, det andra du skall that one you want [to], the other you are (supposed) [to]

  3. man ska hålla vad man lovar one is (supposed) to hold what one promises

  även med under­förstådd handling, vanligen förflyttning even with implied action, usually movement

  1. han ska [gå] bort här­ifrån, det är bestämt nu he is (going) [to go] away from here, it is decided now

• (endast presens eller preteritum) torde enligt vad det på­stås (solely present or preteritum) is likely according to what is alleged

  1. det ska visst vara på det viset att... It is certainly (supposed) to be in that way that...

  2. hon ska vara mycket begåvad she is (supposed) to be very talented