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Ich sollte das machen.

Translation

I should do that.



Analysis


Ich
     n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     n. self, me, him, etc.
     pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
sollte
     v. first-person singular preterite of sollen
     v. third-person singular preterite of sollen
     v. first-person singular subjunctive of sollen
     v. third-person singular subjunctive of sollen
     sollen
          v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
          v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
          v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something)
          v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly.
          v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause
          v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause
das
     art. singular of der: the
     pron. singular of der
     pron.          (relative) who, that, which
     pron.          (demonstrative) this, that, it
     pron.          (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
     der
          art. the
          art. feminine singular of der
          art. genitive plural of der
          pron. who; that; which
          pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
          pron. (attributive, stressed) that
          pron. (indicative) him, he
          pron. (differential) the one, him
          pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
machen
     v. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
     v. to make, prepare
     v. to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action))
     v. to do; (indicates an activity associated with a noun)
     v. to go (to make the (specified) sound)
     v. to make (to cause or compel (to do something))
     v. to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result)
     v. to make (to cause to be)
     v. to make (transform from one thing into another)
     v. to make (to have as a feature)
     v. to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of)
     v. to make, be (the result of a calculation)
     v. to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.)
     v. to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)
     v. to matter (to be important)
     v. to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) (+preo, auf)
     v. to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate)
     v. to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly))
     v. to look (to have an appearance of being)
     v. to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go




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