shall

strong /ʃæl/ weak /ʃəl/ modal verb

Translation

shall I/we...? › used to make an offer or suggestion

...yım/lım mı?

Shall I cook dinner tonight? We'll ask him later, shall we?1161 › used to ask someone what to do

...ım/im mi?

What restaurant shall we go to? Who shall I ask?1167

I/we shall... formal › used to say what you are going to do in the future

...eceğim/acağım/eceğiz/acağız

I shall be talking to her tomorrow. I shan't forget to tell them. 1155

(Definition of shall modal verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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