Should not, Ought not to, Had better not kullanımları




Should not, Ought not to, Had better not

Bu yapılan, yapılmaması gereken şeyleri öğütlerken kullanırız.
You shouldn't go to bed so late. A boy of your age should sleep at least eight hours a day.
She ought not to (oughtn't to) treat him so unkindly.
He'd better not work so hard, or he'll make himself ill.                                   
You shouldn't go out alone after dark.                                                              
We'd better not tell her the bad news, or she'll get depressed.


NOTE:           "Shouldn't (oughtn't) ile "needn't" arasındaki ayrıma dikkat ediniz.
You shouldn't work so hard, or you'll lose your health.                                           (Bu kadar çok çalışmaman gerekir, yoksa sağlığını yitireceksin.)
You needn't work so hard. You are a good student already.                                                  (Bu kadar çok çalışman gerekmez. Sen zaten iyi bir öğrencisin.)

"Shouldn't do", Türkçe'ye "yapmaman gerekir" biçiminde çevrilir ve "Bunu yapman senin için kötü sonuçlar doğurabilir" anlamını verir.

"Needn't do" Türkçe'ye "yapman gerekmez" biçiminde çevrilir ve "yapsan da olur, yapnıasan da. Ama bu işi fazladan yapıyorsun." anlamını verir, yani gereklilik olmadığını vurgular.


NOTE:           "Must" da, "should" gibi öğüt verirken kullanılır, ancak "must" daha güçlü bir ifadedir.
You shouldn't smoke. It's bad for you.                                                                         You mustn't smoke. You are coughing a lot, and will be ill if you go on smoking.
He should work harder in order to be successful.                              He must work harder, or he'll fail.
"Should", "ought to" ve "had better"ın present ve future biçimi aynıdır.

I should leave now. (present)
I should visit my parents next week, (future)

I ought not to be so permissive to my son. (present)
I ought not to go to work, tomorrow. I don't feel well enough, (future).

We had better leave now, or we'll miss the beginning of the wedding (present).
We had better visit our parents next week, or they won't be happy. (future).