SHOULD - Translation from English into Serbian

should [ʃʊd] VB aux vb

1. should (expressing advisability):

sb/sth should ...

neko/nešto bi trebalo ...

he said that I should see a doctor

rekao je da bi trebalo da odem kod lekara

you should be ashamed of yourselves

trebalo bi da se stidite

how kind! you really shouldn't have!

kako lepo od tebe! zaista nije trebalo!

2. should (asking for advice):

should sb/sth ...?

da li bi trebalo da neko/nešto?

should I apologize to him?

da li bi trebalo da mu se izvinim?

3. should (expressing expectation):

sb/sth should ...

neko/nešto bi trebalo ...

you should find this book helpful

ovaj knjiga bi trebalo da ti bude od pomoći

there shouldn't be any problems

ne bi trebalo da bude ikakvih problema

that should be safe enough

to bi trebalo da bude dovoljno bezbedno

could you have the report ready by Friday? — yes, I should think so

možeš li da spremiš izveštaj do petka? — da, mislim da bih mogao

I should be so lucky inf

kako bi to bilo lepo

4. should (expressing futurity):

sb/sth should ...

neko/nešto bi ...

5. should form (expressing a possibility):

it seems very unlikely to happen, but if it should, we need to be well-prepared

niije velika verovatnoća da će se to dogoditi, ali u slučaju da se desi, moramo biti spremni

he would be most welcome, should he be coming at all

biće izuzetno dobrodošao, ukoliko bude došao uopšte

in case sb/sth should do sth

u slučaju da neko/nešto uradi nešto

6. should (rhetorical):

why should sb/sth ...?

zašto bi neko/nešto...?

7. should (expressing surprise):

I was just getting off the bus when who should I see but my old school friend Jane!

baš dok sam izlazio iz autobusa i zamisli, video sam nikoga drugog do moju staru školsku drugaricu Džejn!

8. should (could):

where's Stuart? — how should I know?

gde je Stjuart? — otkud ja znam?

9. should old form (would):

I should like a whisky before the meal

prijao bi mi jedan viski pre jela

I shouldn't worry about it if I were you

da sam na tvom mestu, ne bih brinuo oko toga

should the need arise, ...

ukoliko se ukaže potreba

maybe we should start again

možda bismo mogli da počnemo iz početka

some firms should be taking a more proactive attitude towards exporting

neke firme bi trebalo da zauzmu aktivniji stav prema izvozu

I think we should get matters straightened out between us

mislim da bi trebalo da raščistimo neke stvari

I should be able to squash myself into this space

trebalo bi da mogu da se uglavim ovde

should the occasion arise

ukoliko/kada se ukaže prilika

all being well, we should arrive on time

ako sve bude u redu, trebalo bi da stignemo na vreme

I should damn well hope so! inf

nadam se tome, nego šta!

that should be enough

to bi trebalo da je dovoljno

the punishment should always fit the crime

kazna uvek treba da bude primerena zločinu

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