English-Finnish translations for should

  • pitäisiSiinä ei sanota " on" eikä " pitäisi" . There is no "is' or "should' . Alueiden komiteaa pitäisi uudistaa tai se pitäisi lakkauttaa. It should be reformed or else abolished. Meidän pitäisi työskennellä sen hyväksi. We should work to achieve this.
  • and
  • sattuaTällaista tilannetta ei saisi sattua uudestaan. Such events should never reoccur. Meidän on oltava valmiita kohtaamaan tilanteita, joita voi sattua huomenna tai ylihuomenna. We should be alert to situations which may arise tomorrow or the day after. Arvoisa puhemies, ensinnäkään mielestäni ei pidä yleistää joitakin tapauksia, joita on saattanut sattua. Firstly, I believe we should not generalise certain cases which have arisen.

Definition of should

  • Be obliged to; have an obligation to;
  • ought to;
  • Will be likely to ;
  • A variant of would when used with first person subjects
  • A statement of what ought to be the case as opposed to what is the case
  • To make a statement of what ought to be true, as opposed to reality

Examples

  • What do I think? What should I do?
  • You should never drink and drive.
  • You should always wear a seat belt.
  • You should brush your teeth every day.
  • I should exercise more often, but Im too lazy.
  • When you press this button, the pilot flame should ignite
  • You should be warm enough with that coat.
  • If I should be late, go without me.
  • Should you need extra blankets, you will find them in the closet.
  • I told him that I should be busy tomorrow.
  • I should imagine that everything is fine right now.
  • I should be lucky if I were you.

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