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1.       bod
5999 posts
 31 Jan 2011 Mon 03:37 am

How can we translate ´should be´ or ´ought to be´ into Turkish?   Both for a location and for doing something.

eg:
You ought to be in bed now
He should be working

2.       deli
5904 posts
 31 Jan 2011 Mon 08:59 am

I presume you use malı meli

 

 calışıyor olmalı?

 

my try

3.       senolyagnl
4 posts
 31 Jan 2011 Mon 09:04 am

As it is a suggestion...

"Şu an yatakta olmalısın..."

"Çalışmalı..."



Edited (1/31/2011) by senolyagnl

4.       deli
5904 posts
 31 Jan 2011 Mon 09:28 am

 

Quoting senolyagnl

As it is a suggestion...

"Şu an yatakta olmalısın..."

"Çalışmalı..."

 

 but isn`t that he should work?

5.       si++
3785 posts
 31 Jan 2011 Mon 09:35 am

 

Quoting deli

 

 

 but isn`t that he should work?

 

Yes.

"Çalışıyor olmalı" is better

V + -(i)yor = be V+ing -> V + -(i)yor olmalı = should/must be V+ing

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6.       tunci
7149 posts
 31 Jan 2011 Mon 09:57 am

 

Quoting bod

How can we translate ´should be´ or ´ought to be´ into Turkish?   Both for a location and for doing something.

eg:
You ought to be in bed now
He should be working

 

Şu an yatakta olmalısın. or Şu an yatakta olman lazım...but olmalısın is better one.

O çalışıyor olmalı. cos çalışıyor=working  olmalı = he should be..

7.       bod
5999 posts
 31 Jan 2011 Mon 01:33 pm

 

Quoting deli

 

 

 but isn`t that he should work?

 

 Isn´t "çalışmalı" he must work?

8.       bod
5999 posts
 31 Jan 2011 Mon 01:35 pm

 

Quoting tunci

 

 

Şu an yatakta olmalısın. or Şu an yatakta olman lazım...but olmalısın is better one.

O çalışıyor olmalı. cos çalışıyor=working  olmalı = he should be..

 

Thank you to everyone for helping.

Just to make sure I understand properly......is this correct?
I should be working = Ben çalışıyor olmalım
Does ´ben´ need to be included here or is çalışıyor olmalım sufficient?

9.       tunci
7149 posts
 31 Jan 2011 Mon 02:27 pm

 

Quoting bod

 

 

Thank you to everyone for helping.

Just to make sure I understand properly......is this correct?
I should be working = Ben çalışıyor olmalım
Does ´ben´ need to be included here or is çalışıyor olmalım sufficient?

 

Hi bod, ben doesnt need to be included there. and its gonna be like this..

´´ I should be working = Ben çalışıyor olmalıyım.´´ or ´´Çalışıyor olmalıyım.´

 

 

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