Betekenis van shall In het Nederlands

• 0 used instead of "will" when the subject is "I" or "we":

  • If you do that one more time, I shall be very angry.

  • I shall never forget you.

  • I'm afraid I shall not/shan't be able to come to your party.

  • formal I shall look forward to meeting you next week.

  • So we'll see you at the weekend, shall we (= is that right)?

  • We shall (= intend to) let you know as soon as there's any news.

• 1 used, with "I" or "we", to make a suggestion:

  • "I'm cold." "Shall I close this window?"

  • Shall we go out for dinner tonight?

  • Shall I call him tomorrow?

• 2 used to say that something certainly will or must happen, or that you are determined that something will happen:

  • Don't worry, I shall be there to meet the train.

  • The school rules state that no child shall be allowed out of the school during the day, unless accompanied by an adult.

  • You shall go to the ball, Cinderella.

• 3 used when referring to the future instead of "will," esp. in questions:

  • Shall we go?

  • law Nothing in this letter shall be construed as a license to use our property.