=sō= ~so, thus, in this way; as follows; accordingly, consequently, then [_Often used after a causal, temporal, concessive, or conditional clause to sum up its force in one word; when so used, to be left untranslated unless required by English idiom; cf._ ~lange ~_and_~ währen~]; just (about);~ Ja so! ~Oh, I see!;~ So (ist es recht)! ~There (now)! (That’s right!) [_expressing satisfaction with some arrangement or performance just completed_];~ So? ~Indeed? (do) you (really) think so? [_expressing surprise_];~ =ein so= treuer Diener ~=such a= faithful servant, =so faithful a= servant;~ so ein... ~such a...;~ so etwas ~such a thing;~ =so= alt =wie=... ~=as= old as...;~ =nicht= so alt =als=... ~not so old as...;~ so reich der Bauer war, so hartherzig war er auch ~[_cf. Latin_ quanto..., tanto...] rich as the farmer was, he was equally hard-hearted _or_ the farmer was just as hard-hearted as he was wealthy;~ so gut sie konnte ~as well =as= she could~ =sōbald´= ~[_without_~ wie ~_or_~ als~, _but always followed by transposition_] as soon as, the (very) moment (instant)~ =sōfort´= = sogleich ~at once, on the spot, in an instant~ =sōgār´= ~even, actually~ =sōgleich´= = sofort ~at once, instantly, immediately~ der =Sohn=, ̈–e ~son~ das =Söhnchen= ~(dear) little son [_Cf._~ Krebslein~.]~ =sōlan´ge= ~[_without_~ wie ~_or_~ als~, _but always followed by transposition_] as (so) long as~ =solch= ~[_invariable; without effect on the inflection of the following adj._] such~ =solcher=, solche, solches ~such (a) [_inflected after_~ (k)ein ~_like an ordinary descriptive adj._];~ solch ein Mann ~_or_~ ein solcher Mann ~such a man~ der =Sŏldāt´=, -en ~soldier~ der =Sŏldā´tenmantel=, ⸗mäntel ~soldier’s cloak~ =soll= ~_see_~ sollen =sollen=, soll, sollte, gesollt ~(_or, if preceded by a dependent infin._,~ sollen~) [~sollen ~_expresses the will, claim, expectation, or intention, not of the subject_ (_cf._~ wollen~), _but of another with reference to the subject, and must be distinguished from_~ werden ~_which expresses mere futurity_] shall; I am to, I am expected to, am told to, _etc._;~ ich soll gehen ~I am to go;~ er soll gehen ~he shall go, is to go, has been told to go; _also report:_~ er soll reich sein ~he is said to be rich; [_past subj._] ought, should; [_past perf. subj._] ought to have, should have;~ das hättest du mir sagen sollen ~you should (ought to) have told me that~ der =Sommer= ~summer [_Names of seasons are preceded by the def. art. except when used as pred. nom._]~ die =Sommerfērien= ~[_no sg._] summer holidays (vacation)~ das =Sommergewässer= ~summer water(s)~ der =Sommersonntāg=, -e ~summer Sunday~ der =Sommertāg=, -e ~summer day~ =sonderbār= ~singular, strange~ =sondern= ~[_without effect on the order of words_] but (on the contrary) [_Occurs only after a negative and emphasizes the truth of the preceding negation by establishing the real fact._]~ der =Sonnābend=, -e ~Saturday [_Cf._~ Samstag~.]~ die =Sonne=, -n ~sun~