Sentence examples of "ought to" in English

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Joking apart, you ought to see a doctor about your headache. Mal im Ernst, du solltest wegen deiner Kopfschmerzen zum Arzt gehen.

You ought to have seen it. Das solltest du gesehen haben!

You ought to take advantage of this opportunity, for it may not come again. Sie sollten von dieser Gelegenheit Gebrauch machen, denn sie wird vielleicht nie wieder kommen.

She has been studying French for ten years, so she ought to realize what French is. Sie hatte 10 Jahre lang Französisch studiert, so sollte sie begreifen, was Französisch ist.

We ought to look the world straight in the face. Wir sollten der Welt direkt ins Gesicht schauen.

He ought to have made allowances for his age. Er hätte ihm wegens seines Alters Zugeständnisse machen sollen.

You ought to be ashamed of yourself. Du solltest dich schämen!

This ought to bring in enough money to put us back in the black. Das sollte uns genug Geld einbringen, um wieder schwarze Zahlen zu schreiben.

You ought to have known that he was sick in bed. Du hättest wissen müssen, dass er krank im Bett lag.

You ought to know better at your age. In deinem Alter solltest du es besser wissen.

Prices ought to come down soon. Die Preise sollten bald sinken.

We ought to sort the students' names alphabetically. Wir sollen die Namen der Studenten alphabetisch ordnen.

You ought to do it at once. Du solltest es sofort tun.

We ought to help each other. Wir sollten uns gegenseitig helfen.

You ought to ask him for advice. Du solltest ihn um Rat fragen.

I ought to have written the letter yesterday. Ich wünschte, den Brief gestern geschrieben zu haben.

You ought to thank him. Du müßtest ihm danken.

She ought to have arrived by now. Sie sollte mittlerweile angekommen sein.

In the Dutch town of Maastricht there ought to be 53 churches; some of them are already used as shops, cafés or museums. In der niederländischen Stadt Maastricht soll es 53 Kirchen geben; einige davon werden schon als Läden, Cafés oder Museen genutzt.

The picture was wonderful. You ought to have seen it. Das Bild war großartig. Du hättest es sehen müssen.

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