Introduction
Modalni glagol [modal verb] je tip pomožnega glagola, ki sam po sebi nima pomena, ampak modificira glavni glagol, spreminja njegov pomen in dodaja podrobnosti o dejanju.
Ought to je tip pomožnnega glagola, ki ga uporabljamo za izražanje obvez in dolžnosti preko nasvetov in priporočil.
Form
Ought to ima v tretji osebi ednine vedno enako obliko. To strukturo najdemo v treh oblikah.
Affirmative
Njegova struktura v trdilni obliki je:
Subject + ought to + verb + …
Subject | ought to | Verb |
---|---|---|
I/You | ought to | work |
He/She/It | ought to | work |
We/You/They | ought to | work |
Negative
Njegova struktura v nikalni obliki je:
Subject + ought + not + to + verb + …
- Kratka verzija nikalne oblike je: oughtn’t.
Subject | ought to + not | Verb |
---|---|---|
I/You | ought not to | work |
He/She/It | ought not to | work |
We/You/They | ought not to | work |
Interrogative
Njegova struktura v vprašalni obliki je:
Ought + subject + to + verb + …?
Ought | Subject | to | Verb | Question Mark |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ought | I/you | to | work | …? |
Ought | he/she/it | to | work | …? |
Ought | we/you/they | to | work | …? |
Example
Šibkejša obveza/dolžnost
- You ought to apologise.
- Smoking oughtn’t to be allowed at school.
- You ought to get the diploma soon.
Nasvet
- You ought to work out more.
- He oughtn’t to memorise the rule, it’s better to understand it.
- Ought we to read the syllabus of the course?
Use
Outght to lahko dojemamo kot šibkejšega od must. Ought to uporabljamo, ko:
- Prikazujemo šibkejšo obvezo ali dolžnost;
- Dajemo in sprašujemo po nasvetih (priporočilih).
Summary
Modalni glagol [modal verb] ought to izraža obvezo ali nasvet. Lahko ga jemljemo kot manj močnega od must.
Strukture so:
- Trdilna: Subject + ought to + verb + …
- Nikalna: Subject + ought + not + to + verb + …
- Vprašalna: Ought + subject + to + verb + …?
Na primer:
— Trdilna: “You ought to do your homework to understand the subject.” = Ought to uporabljamo za dajanje priporočil.
— Nikalna: “You oughtn´t to do your homework to understand the subject.” = Oughtn’t uporabljamo za dajanje priporočil.
— Vprašalna: “Ought you to do your homework to understand the subject?” = Ought…? uporabljamo za spraševanje po potrditvah ali priporočilih.
♦ “You must do your homework or you will fail the class.” = Must izraža močnejšo obvezo.
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