skulle

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse skulu, from Proto-Germanic *skulaną. Cognate with English shall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɡ̊ulə], [ˈsɡ̊u]

Verb

skulle (present tense skal, past tense skulle, past participle skullet)

1. will, would, shall, should (modal verbs)

   Alt fungerer som det skal. ― Everything works as it should.

2. must
3. have to

Conjugation

Conjugation of skulle

active passive present skal — past skulle — infinitive skulle — imperative - — participle present skullende past skullet (auxiliary verb have) gerund skullen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skulu, from Proto-Germanic *skulaną.

Verb

skulle (present tense skal, simple past skulle, past participle skullet)

1. will, would, shall, should (modal verbs)

   Alt fungerer som det skal. ― Everything works as it should.

References

• “skulle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skulla (a and split infinitives)
• sko, sku (apocopic and dialectal)
• skoill, skoillj (Trøndelag dialect)

Etymology

From Old Norse skulu, from Proto-Germanic *skulaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²skʉlːə/

Verb

skulle (present tense skal, past tense skulle, past participle skulla, passive infinitive skullast, present participle skullande)

1. will

   Eg skal gjere det.

   I will do it.

2. shall

   Det skulle få motoren til å verke.

   That should make the engine work.

References

• “skulle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.