Shall I serve? can also be translated as Хочете/бажаєте, щоб я допомогла? or Треба/потрібно моєї допомоги?
The modal meaning of the verb shall may often incorporate some
other meanings inherent in the lexical meaning of the infinitive with
which it is used. Hence, different explicit variants may sometimes be
suggested in the target language for one and the same modal word-
group. The modal verb shaWwith the infinitive may also express in the
simple or composite sentences some other meanings:
2. Promise or promised assurance, consent:
«You shall entertain as much «... Запевняю, ти будеш і
as you please.» (B.Shaw) далі розважатися, як твоя
душа забажає.»
«Shall we say four pounds а «Погодишся (працювати)
week?» (D.Lessing) за чотири фунти за
тиждень?»
3. Warning, threat or resolute demand which is usually conveyed in Ukrainian through the imperative verb forms. Cf.:
«I shall want your account of «Вимагаю звіту про те, як
how this happened.» (B.Shaw) ви таке допустили.»
«You shall not have it - not «Ніколи - ніколи ти цього
ever. I will take care of that.» не матимеш. Це вже я про це
(Ibid.) подбаю.»
4. Compulsion, obligation, order or demand (both in simple and composite sentences), which is also often conveyed through the imperative mood forms of the Ukrainian verb:
«You shall not run away before «He втечеш, доки не
you answer.» (Ibid.) відповіси. Тобі/ не втекти,
доки не відповіси.»
«You shall not stay another «Щоб я за годину тебе
hour in my house. Get out!» тут не бачив. Геть звідси!» (Dreiser)
The modal verb shall, expressing compulsion or obligation according to law or a prearranged agreement, is mostly used in texts of different regulations, proclamations, charters, treaties, contracts, etc. The verb s/ia//forms with the infinitive a sense unit, which is conveyed in Ukrainian through the verb-predicate forming a logical centre in the sentence. For example:
The General Assembly shall Збори всіх членів Організації'
consist of all the Members of the Об'єднаних Націй створюють United Nations. (Charter of the Генеральну Асамблею. United Nations)
The Journal of the General As- Вісник Генеральної Асамблеї
sembly shall be used in the OOH публікується робочими
working languages. (Ibid.) мовами.
It should be added in conclusion that in other cases the use of the modal verb shall is restricted to formal or even archaic speech style. In some context the meaning of shall may coincide with that of the modal verb dare as in the following sentence:
«After such a picturesque love «Після такої колоритної
affair in high society, who shall say любовної пригоди у вищому that romance is dead?» (Dreiser) світі хто наважиться сказати.
що романтика вмерла ?» В. Will as a modal verb together with the infinitive, with which it forms a word-group, may also express different meanings, the main of which are volition, insistence, determination, intention. The modal verb will is used with all persons in singular and plural, never losing its auxiliary function (to express the future tense). In a number of cases the modal meanings of will may coincide with those expressed by its past form would. As a result, their lexical equivalents in Ukrainian may be close or even identical as well.
The modal verb willmay be endowed in different contextual environment with various meanings, the main of them being the following:
1. Volition, demandor assurancewhich is expressed in Ukrainian through the corresponding verb, stative or logical/emphatic stress:
«I will not have these repeated «Яне хочу/меніне треба, щоб
scenes within hearing of the serv- розігрувались ці сцени і щоб їх
ants.» (В. Sha w) слухала/чула прислуга/челядь».
«І will be another kind ofpresi- «Я буду/обіцяю бути зовсім
dent,» said Constantinescu. (Kyiv іншим президентом», - заявив
Post) Константинеску.
2. Will as well as assurance or promise:
Mrs.Warren: «And you'll be Miccic Воррен: «І за це ти
good to your poor old mother for будеш добре ставитися до
it, won't you?» своєї сердешної старої матері.
Будеш?»
Vivie: «I will, dear». (B.Shaw) Віві: «Обіцяю, люба.»
Trench: «I will save you the Тренч: «Я вже допоможу вам
trouble.» (Ibid.) вибратися з цієї халепи.»
The answer of Vivie / will contains assurance and promise for the future, because of which its explicit form in Ukrainian is only Обіцяю. A similar construction is displayed in the second sentence in which Trench assures (promises) the poor man (Sartorius) to relieve him of his trouble.
3. Determination, perseverance or promising threat which is often rendered through lexically explicit Ukrainian verbs, expressing also the future tense at the same time:
«I will examine them (ас- «Я зараз перевірю їх(гроші
counts and money) and settle with й рахунки) і порішу з вами.» you presently.» (B.Shaw)
«І will prosecute you myself.» «Я сам вас судитиму.»
(Ibid.)
«I will survive. I will escape. І «Я переживу це. я втечу
will not give in.» (Dreiser) звідси, нізащо не здамся.»
4. Willingness, consent(in conditional clauses after follow
ing the conjunction if):
«If you will tell me all about it «Якщо ти захочеш мені роз-in a chatty way, I can communi- повісти про це щиро, я перекажу cateittoLadyRoxdale". (В. Shaw) тоді все леді Роксдейл.»
The meaning of the modal verb mil (will tell) in the sentence above may also be expressed in Ukrainian through a logical or emphatic stress laid upon the notional verb (predicate): Якщо ти розкриєш/розповіси все чисто, то я тоді перекажу це леді Роксдейл...
As has been pointed out, the modal meaning of the verb will may go parallel with that of its past form would. This is observed when will апб would are used to express the following meanings:
5. Polite requestwhich may be expressed as follows:
«Will you walk into my «Чинезайдеш/зайди-нодо
parlour?» (Dreiser) моєї вітальні?»
| 10. Determination or persistence, which is expressed with the help of set constructions like / (he, we) won't/would not. This modal meaning is rendered into Ukrainian by means of the verb дозволяти/не дозволяти, допускати/не допускати as well: |
| 6. Suppositionwhich is usually expressed in Ukrainian with the help of modal words or by means of the subjunctive mood of the predicate verb: |
«I want you to do a most terrible favour. Will you? Will you please?» (D.Parker)
« When would you like to come over?» (Galsworthy)
«I expect he will have had his tea.» (Smith)
«This will be the place where they reposed.» (W.Maken)
«Well, this would interest you.» (Fitzgerald)
«Я хочу, щоб ви мені зробили страшенно велику послугу. Зробите? Благаю, зробіть?»
«Коли б ви хотіли (могли) навідатись/зайти ?»
« Сподіваюся, він уже поснідає/поп'є чаю.»
«Це напевне/мабуть і є те місце, де вони перепочивали.»
«Це тобі було б иікаво/ Напевне зацікавило б тебе.»
no one will follow you, I'm sure.» (Hudges)
«Ten or eleven», the Sheriff said, «I won't stand for it.» (Saroyan)
Several times Eckerman tried to get away, but Gothe would not let him go.» (Maugham)
хочеш, але я певен, що за тобою ніхто не піде.»
«Десять чи одинадцять років, - сказав шериф, - я все одно не дозволю цього.»
Не раз Екерман намагався піти, але Ґете не відпускав (не погоджувався відпустити) його.
| 11. Preference choice and other meanings as in the set expressions I'd rather/I would/I'd sooner, which are usually rendered into Ukrainian with or without the help of the subjunctive mood forms plus such adverbs of manner as краще, радніше/ліпше: |
| С. Will and would are used in many set/idiomatic expressions having both subjunctive and non-subjunctive meaning: |
| The range of modal meanings, which the modal verbs will and would may express, is not exhausted by those enumerated above. |
7. Habitual volitional actions which are conveyed as follows:
After this accident he will Після того нещастя він
lock himself and not show off. став замикатися в собі і не
(Ibid.) показуватись.
| In the afternoon he would go out alone and walk for hours. (Galsworthy) |
Після полудня він, бувало, йшов із дому і годинами не вертався з прогулянки.
8. Resistance to an action referring to the present or to the future, which is observed only in English. Consequently, it has no corresponding modal expression in Ukrainian. Cf.:
«Help him, please. The door «Допоможіть, будь ласка, йому.
| will not unlock.» (Jacobs) ...it (rain) blinded the windscreen and the wiper wouldn't work. (Greene) |
Двері ніяк не відмикаються.»
...дощ заливав лобове скло автомашини, а «двірник» не працював (не хотів працювати).
9. Conditionwhich is equivalent^ expressed in Ukrainian through the subjunctive or conditional mood forms in subordinate clauses of real and unreal condition:
«If he wouldn't mind. I would «Якби він не був проти (не
love to come.» (Maxwell) заперечував), то я б охоче
прийшов.»
«You may go, if you will, but «Іди собі/можеш іти, якщо
«So we had better go to supper,» said Mary. (Joyce)
Mother said she would much rather watch him fish and not try to fish herself. (Leacock)
He will/would never set the Thames on fire. (Proverb)
He will die as he lived. (Ibid.)
He who would catch fish must not mind getting wet. (Ibid.)
He would give a penny for the young fellow's thoughts. (Galsworthy)
« You'd make a saint swear. > (Ibid.)
«Чи не краще б піти на вечерю,» - запропонувала Мері.
Мати сказала, що вона радніше спостерігала б. як він вудить, ніж самій вудити.
Він навряд чи порох вигадає./ Він зірок із неба не знімає.
Горбатого (тільки) могила виправить.
Хочеш рибки - лізь у воду/Лежатимеш на печі - не їстимеш калачі.
Він багато дав би. щоб дізнатися, що цей молодик задумав.
«Ти навіть святого виведеш/вивів би з рівноваги.»
There may be some others, as for example: 12. To express favour, benevolence:
«He wants to know ... if you'll «Він хоче знати ...чи ви не.
invite Daisy to your house some зволите запросити колись на
afternoon ...» (Fitzgerald) обід до себе Дейзі...»
D. Should as a modal verb is very often used both in reference to present and to future (and to express the subjunctive meaning). It conveys a variety of meanings some of which may be close to the meanings of the modal verbs ought to, have to, to be to, must. Thus, the sentence «I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that.» (Cusack) may be translated, when out of its broader context, as follows:
1) Пробачте: мені не треба було цього казати/ Перепрошую: мені не слід було це казати.
2) Пробачте: мені не слід було цього казати.
3) Пробачте: я не мав був цього казати.
There may be one more variant of the sentence with the intonational/supersegmental expression of this modal meaning: Жаль/ жалкую, що я це сказав/що це зірвалось у мене з язика.
The most common direct meaning of the modal (non-subjunctive orfuture-in-the-pastform) verb shouldIn Ukrainian corresponds to the statives слід, треба, or to the modal word and phrase потрібно/є потреба. These equivalents (depending on the contextual environment) are also mostly employed in order to express the following meanings of the modal verb should: