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I Form Modal Verb Meli  /ʃəd   Strong ʃʊd 

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Kind modal verb
Front should 
IPA  /ʃəd   ; strong form ʃʊd  / modal verb (negative should not; short form shouldn't /ˈʃʊdnt   /)
Back -meli, yapılması gerekir
Back 2

should (modal verb)

 /ʃəd   ; strong form ʃʊd  / modal verb (negative should not; short form shouldn't /ˈʃʊdnt   /)
 
 1 (used for saying that it is right or appropriate for sb to do sth, or for sth to happen) ought to
-meli, yapılması gerekir
 The police should do something (bir şeyler yapmalı) about street crime in this area.
 Children shouldn't be left on their own.
Çocuklar yalnız başlarına bırakılmamalı.
 I'm tired. I shouldn't have gone to bed so late/I should have gone to bed earlier.
 2 used for giving or for asking for advice
-meli
 You should try (denemelisin) that new restaurant.
 Do you think I should phone him?
 What should I do?
 3 used for saying that you expect sth is true or will happen
herhalde, muhtemelen
 It's 4.30. They should be in New York by now (şimdi New York'da olmaları gerekir).
 It should stop raining soon.
 4 (British, formal)
used with I / we instead of would in if sentences
 I should be most grateful if you could send me…
… gönderebilirseniz çok memnun olurum.
 5 (formal)
used after if and in case to refer to a possible event or situation
 If you should decide to accept (kabul etmeye karar verecek olursanız), please phone us.
 Should you decide to accept …
Kabul etmeye karar verecek olursanız ...
 6 used as the past tense of shall when we report what sb says
 He asked me if he should come today.
Bugün geleyim mi, diye sordu.
 7 I should imagine, say, think, etc.
used to give opinions that you are not certain about
sanırım, bence
 This picture is worth a lot of money, I should think.
 

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