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en ska

/ˈskɑː/ noun · common A1 (estimated)

1. ska; a style of dance music

English	ska
French	le ska
Italian	il/la ska
Spanish	el ska
Dutch	de ska

2. be going to

English	be going to
German	werden
French	l'aller
Portuguese	ir
Spanish	ir
Dutch	gaan

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Swedish · Svenska

ska

/skɑː/ verb A1 (estimated)

1. will, be going to, (except not formal in tone, but a literal match for meaning) shall, is to; (in the past tense "skulle") were to; was to (Usually not sensible translations, but will provide the right intuition in some tricky cases – see below.)

English	shall, be going to, will
German	werden, sollen
French	aller, devoir
Portuguese	ir, precisar, dever
Italian	dovere
Spanish	ir
Dutch	gaan, zullen
Latin	debeo

2. to be to; to have to; to must (as alternative translations that might provide intuition in some cases)

English	must, to be to, to have to

3. would (Compare "were to" for the connection, like in "If I were to / would do it" and "They determined that cutbacks were to / would have serious consequences." Compare also old-fashioned English like "If it rains, I should [would] stay home." The more common sense of "should" makes things tricky.)

English	would

4. (literally) would be able to; (often, idiomatically) could; might

English	might, could

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