Sentence examples of "is supposed to" in English

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Tokyo is supposed to be a very safe city. Von Tokio nimmt man an, dass es eine sehr sichere Stadt ist.
Everybody is supposed to wear a tie at the party. Bei der Party soll jeder eine Krawatte tragen.
Tom doesn't know when Mary is supposed to come. Tom weiß nicht, wann Mary kommen soll.
Why, I wouldn't know what this contraption is supposed to do. Nun ja, ich habe keine Ahnung, was dieses Dingsbums tun soll.
It is supposed to rain today, isn't it? Es soll heute regnen, nicht wahr?
He doesn't know what he's supposed to do. Er weiß nicht, was er tun soll.
Oh yeah that's right. I was supposed to meet some friends in Shibuya at eight. Oh ja, stimmt. Ich sollte ein paar Freunde in Shibuya um acht treffen.
It's not supposed to happen. Das sollte eigentlich nicht passieren.
Australians are supposed to have a relaxed and laid-back attitude to life. Australier sollen eine entspannte und lockere Einstellung zum Leben haben.
What is that supposed to mean? Was soll das bedeuten?
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Es hätte eigentlich nicht so sein sollen.
I am supposed to babysit the children tonight. Ich soll heute Abend die Kinder betreuen.
It's supposed to get colder and snow later today. Später am Tag sollte es kälter werden und schneien.
The label on my scarf it says, "Wash and iron inside out." I wonder how I'm supposed to do that. Auf dem Etikett an meinem Schal steht: "Auf links waschen und bügeln." Ich frage mich, wie ich das machen soll.
What am I supposed to do with that? Was soll ich damit?
He's supposed to be living in Nagano. What's he doing at Tokyo station? Angeblich wohnt er in Nagano. Was macht er dann am Bahnhof von Tokyo?
You are supposed to take off your shoes when entering a house in Japan. Man erwartet, dass Sie ihre Schuhe ausziehen, wenn Sie in Japan ein Haus betreten.
Ah! I forgot again! I was supposed to go to the library to return a book today! Ach! Ich habe es wieder vergessen! Ich sollte heute zur Bibliothek gehen, um ein Buch zurückzugeben.
This was not supposed to happen. Das hätte eigentlich nicht passieren sollen.
I am supposed to go to Tokyo next week. Ich soll nächste Woche nach Tokyo fahren.
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