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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