ska

Pronunciation: /ˈskɑː/

“ska” is a Swedish word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

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.)
to be to; to have to; to must (as alternative translations that might provide intuition in some cases)
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.)
(literally) would be able to; (often, idiomatically) could; might
to be supposed to; to be said to, to be claimed, to be alleged, etc. (Compare the fact that "He shall do it" and "He is supposed to do it" are close in meaning. Compare also the tone of translating "ska" as "is to" and "skulle" as "were to" here.)
to intend or be intended to go (to somewhere, in some direction, with someone, or the like), as if a gå (“walk”), åka (“go [with a conveyance]”), följa (“follow”), resa (“travel”), or the like had been elided (Compare constructions like "I want home" in English.)

Borrowed from English ska.

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