GrammarA2· Was soll ich tun?
Ratschläge geben: sollte, würde, könnte
Giving advice: should, would, could
Kartoffel · your teacher
Hi! Let's look at this one together — step by step, no rush.
From what you know
Die Ärztin sagt, ich soll mehr schlafen.becomesDu solltest mehr schlafen.6 parts · about 3 min
1What & when
In one line
Advice: , with the at the end:
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Before
Du gehst zum Arzt.
Watch the sentence change …
It's advice now: solltest is in , and gehen moves to the end in its dictionary form.
„Du solltest zum Arzt gehen.“ — You should go to the doctor.
Kartoffel
First, what is it?
To give advice, German uses the . These are the polite 'would' and 'could' forms you met at the hotel. The key form is sollte (should): du solltest, Sie sollten. Three more phrases help: (if I were you, I'd …), (how about …?) and (we could …).
Kartoffel
And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:
Was soll ich tun?A friend can't sleep. A colleague has back pain. Someone in a forum asks for tips. – – –
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