ought

ought
auxiliary verb, only in pres. and past
ought, neg. (coll.) oughtn't
1)

I ought to do/have done it — (expr. moral duty) ich müsste es tun/hätte es tun müssen; (expr. desirability) ich sollte es tun/hätte es tun sollen

you ought to see that film — diesen Film solltest du sehen

she ought to have been a teacher — sie hätte Lehrerin werden sollen

ought not or oughtn't you to have left by now? — müsstest du nicht schon weg sein?

one ought not to do it — man sollte es nicht tun

he ought to be hanged/in hospital — er gehört an den Galgen/ins Krankenhaus

2) (expr. probability)

that ought to be enough — das dürfte reichen

he ought to win — er müsste [eigentlich] gewinnen

he ought to have reached Paris by now — er müsste od. dürfte inzwischen in Paris [angekommen] sein

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[o:t]
negative short form - oughtn't; verb
(usually with to)
1) (used to indicate duty; should: You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that.) Konjunktiv von sollen
2) (used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should: He ought to have been able to do it.) Konjunktiv von sollen
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ought
[ɔ:t, AM also ɑ:t]
aux vb
1. (indicating duty)
sb \ought to do sth jd sollte etw tun
we \ought to tidy up before we go home wir sollten [besser] aufräumen, bevor wir nach Hause gehen
sb/sth \ought not to:
we \ought not to have agreed wir hätten nicht zustimmen sollen
it \ought not to be allowed das sollte nicht erlaubt sein
2. (indicating probability)
sb \ought to be/do sth jd sollte [o müsste] [eigentlich] etw sein/tun
she \ought to be able to ... sie sollte eigentlich in der Lage sein, ...
we \ought to be home by 7 o' clock bis um sieben müssten wir eigentlich wieder zu Hause sein
they \ought to have arrived at lunchtime sie hätten eigentlich um die Mittagszeit ankommen sollen
I say the kids are tired and I \ought to know! ich sage, die Kinder sind müde und ich muss es wohl wissen
sth \ought to be sth:
ten minutes \ought to be enough time zehn Minuten müssten eigentlich genügen
so, that \ought to be enough now so, das sollte jetzt genügen
will dinner be ready on time? — yes, it \ought to be wird das Essen rechtzeitig fertig? — ja, das müsste hinhauen fam
3. (indicating advice)
sb \ought to do sth jd sollte etw tun
he \ought to go into politics er sollte in die Politik gehen
what \ought I to do? und was sollte ich tun?
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I [ɔːt]
vb aux
1)

(indicating moral obligation) I ought to do it — ich sollte or müsste es tun

he ought to have come — er hätte kommen sollen or müssen

this ought to have been done — das hätte man tun sollen or müssen

ought I to go too? – yes, you ought (to)/no, you oughtn't (to) —

he thought he ought to tell you/you ought to know people have come who ought not to have done — er meinte, er sollte Ihnen das sagen/Sie sollten das wissen es sind Leute gekommen, die nicht hätten kommen sollen

oughtn't you to have left by now? — hätten Sie nicht schon gehen müssen?

cars are parked where they ought not to be — Autos sind an Stellen geparkt, wo sie nicht hingehören

2)

(indicating what is right, advisable, desirable) you ought to see that film — den Film sollten Sie sehen

you ought to have seen his face — sein Gesicht hätten Sie sehen müssen

she ought to have been a teacher — sie hätte Lehrerin werden sollen

3)

(indicating probability) he ought to win the race —

come at six, that ought to be early enough — komm (mal) um sechs, das sollte or müsste früh genug sein

that ought to do — das dürfte wohl or müsste reichen

he ought to be here soon — er müsste bald hier sein

he ought to have left by now — er müsste inzwischen gegangen sein

... and I ought to know! — ... und ich muss es doch wissen!

II
n
See:
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ought1 [ɔːt]
A v/aux (nur präs und prät;
mit folgendem inf mit to, obs oder poet auch ohne to) ich, er, sie, es sollte, du solltest, ihr solltet, wir, sie, Sie sollten:
he ought to do it er sollte es (eigentlich) tun;
he ought (not) to have seen it er hätte es (nicht) sehen sollen;
you ought to have known better du hättest es besser wissen sollen oder müssen
B s Soll n, (moralische) Pflicht
ought2 [ɔːt] s Null f
ought3 aught B
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auxiliary verb, only in pres. and past
ought, neg. (coll.) oughtn't
1)

I ought to do/have done it — (expr. moral duty) ich müsste es tun/hätte es tun müssen; (expr. desirability) ich sollte es tun/hätte es tun sollen

you ought to see that film — diesen Film solltest du sehen

she ought to have been a teacher — sie hätte Lehrerin werden sollen

ought not or oughtn't you to have left by now? — müsstest du nicht schon weg sein?

one ought not to do it — man sollte es nicht tun

he ought to be hanged/in hospital — er gehört an den Galgen/ins Krankenhaus

2) (expr. probability)

that ought to be enough — das dürfte reichen

he ought to win — er müsste [eigentlich] gewinnen

he ought to have reached Paris by now — er müsste od. dürfte inzwischen in Paris [angekommen] sein

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aux.
sollen v.
(§ p.,pp.: sollte, gesollt)
sollte (sollen) aux.

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