Modal Verbs: Difference between revisions

From MusicLexis
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 26: Line 26:




== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eug9TEXKBPY&t=1m52s ''Can you hear me? Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?''] ==
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eug9TEXKBPY&t=1m52s ''Can you hear me? Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?''] ===


De:  
De:  
Line 52: Line 52:




=== '''Necessity''' ===
== '''Necessity''' ==


== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw5RkzbHb-w&t=0m16s ''You can't hurry love. No, you just have to wait''] ==
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw5RkzbHb-w&t=0m16s ''You can't hurry love. No, you just have to wait''] ===




Line 81: Line 81:




=== '''Advice''' ===
== '''Advice''' ==


== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZk_HnE-cdU&t=1m00s ''Should I stay or should I go now?''] ==
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZk_HnE-cdU&t=1m00s ''Should I stay or should I go now?''] ===




Line 112: Line 112:




===  '''Probability''' ===
==  '''Probability''' ==


== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyInf9xuPx8&t=1m01s ''This might be our last goodbye ... Maybe we'll meet again somewhere''] ==
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyInf9xuPx8&t=1m01s ''This might be our last goodbye ... Maybe we'll meet again somewhere''] ===




Line 143: Line 143:




=== '''Logical Assumption''' ===
== '''Logical Assumption''' ==


== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVjVYjKtLeM&t=25s ''There must be an angel playing with my heart ... Must be talking to an angel''] ==
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVjVYjKtLeM&t=25s ''There must be an angel playing with my heart ... Must be talking to an angel''] ===




Line 170: Line 170:




== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp-qNBryyzQ&t=1m03s ''It must have been love, but it's over now''] ==
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp-qNBryyzQ&t=1m03s ''It must have been love, but it's over now''] ===




Line 197: Line 197:




=== '''Criticism''' ===
== '''Criticism''' ==


== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW6v_jrfg_g&t=9s ''You should've seen by the look in my eyes ... There was something missing''] ==
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW6v_jrfg_g&t=9s ''You should've seen by the look in my eyes ... There was something missing''] ===




Line 219: Line 219:




== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW6v_jrfg_g&t=20s ''You should've known by the tone of my voice, maybe. But you didn't listen''] ==
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW6v_jrfg_g&t=20s ''You should've known by the tone of my voice, maybe. But you didn't listen''] ===




Line 246: Line 246:




===  '''Hypothetical / Remote Condition''' ===
==  '''Hypothetical / Remote Condition''' ==


'''If / In case + Should''' expresses an unlikely possibility or a polite request. It is more common in poetry or formal language.
'''If / In case + Should''' expresses an unlikely possibility or a polite request. It is more common in poetry or formal language.


== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTCfQ6Bb8QE&t=1m02s ''If the sky ... should tumble and fall or the mountain should crumble ... I won't cry''] ==
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTCfQ6Bb8QE&t=1m02s ''If the sky ... should tumble and fall or the mountain should crumble ... I won't cry''] ===





Revision as of 23:43, 15 April 2026

Ability

I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky

De:

Es:

Fr: Je crois que je peux voler

Gr: "Πιστεύω ότι μπορώ να πετάξω, πιστεύω ότι μπορώ να αγγίξω τον ουρανό"

It: credo di poter volare

Pt: "Eu acredito que sei voar"

Ro: "Cred că pot să zbor."

Pl: "Jeśli uwierzę mogę latać"

Tr: "Uçabileceğime inanıyorum"


R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly (1996)


Can you hear me? Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?

De:

Es:

Fr:

Gr: "Με ακούς; Μπορείς να με ακούσεις που τρέχω, μπορείς να με ακούσεις που σε φωνάζω;"

It:

Pt:

Pl: "Słyszysz mnie , słyszysz mnie działa?"

Ro: "Mă poţi auzi, poţi să mă auzi rulând?"


Mike + The Mechanics - Silent Running (1985)



Necessity

You can't hurry love. No, you just have to wait

De:

Es:

Fr:

Gr: "Δεν μπορείς να κάνεις την αγάπη να βιαστεί. Όχι, απλά είναι αναγκαίο να περιμένεις"

It:

Pt:

Ro:

Tr:


The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love (1966)



Advice

Should I stay or should I go now?

De:

Es:

Fr: "Dois-je rester ou dois-je partir maintenant?"

Gr: "(Θα πρέπει) να μείνω ή να φύγω τώρα;"

It: "Devo rimanere o devo andare adesso?"

Pl: "Powinienem zostać czy powinienem iść teraz?"

Pt:

Ro: "Ar trebui să stau sau să plec?"

Tr:


The Clash - Should I stay or should I go (1982)



Probability

This might be our last goodbye ... Maybe we'll meet again somewhere

De:

Es:

Fr:

Gr: "Αυτό μπορεί να είναι το τελευταίο μας αντίο ... Ίσως συναντηθούμε ξανά κάπου"

It:

Pt:

Ro:

Tr:

Pl:


Europe - Carrie (1986)



Logical Assumption

There must be an angel playing with my heart ... Must be talking to an angel

De:

Es:

Fr:

Gr: "Πρέπει να είναι ένας άγγελος που παίζει με την καρδιά μου ... Πρέπει να μιλώ με έναν άγγελο"

It:

Pt:

Ro:

Tr:


Eurythmics - There Must Be an Angel (1985)


It must have been love, but it's over now

De:

Es:

Fr:

Gr: "Πρέπει να ήταν αγάπη, αλλά έχει τελειώσει τώρα"

It:

Pt:

Ro:

Tr:


Roxette - It Must Have Been Love (1987)



Criticism

You should've seen by the look in my eyes ... There was something missing

De:

Es:

Fr:

Gr: "Θα έπρεπε να το καταλάβεις από το βλέμμα στα μάτια μου ... Κάτι έλειπε."

It:

Pt:

Ro:

Tr:


You should've known by the tone of my voice, maybe. But you didn't listen

De:

Es:

Fr:

Gr: "Έπρεπε να το είχες καταλάβει από τον τόνο της φωνής μου, ίσως. Αλλά δεν άκουσες."

It:

Pt:

Ro:

Tr:


REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You (1980)



Hypothetical / Remote Condition

If / In case + Should expresses an unlikely possibility or a polite request. It is more common in poetry or formal language.

If the sky ... should tumble and fall or the mountain should crumble ... I won't cry

De:

Es:

Fr:

Gr: "Σε περίπτωση που ο ουρανός ... γκρεμιστεί και πέσει ή το βουνό καταρρεύσει ... δεν θα κλάψω"

It:

Pt:

Ro:

Tr:


Ben E. King - Stand by Me (1961)


Main page