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Man soll nie lügen. (en → de)

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Man soll nie lügen.

en: You should never lie.

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Duo likes to use the present indicative of sollen to mean should, but I think sollten fits way better here. My understanding of the present indicative is that it is used to mean is supposed to; that there is an obligation to do something.

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Re: Man soll nie lügen. (en → de)

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@Seiryuu
In my opinion, you are absolutely right:
man soll nie lügen = you shall never lie
man sollte nie lügen = you should never lie

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