shalt
/ʃælt/
shalt is the second-person singular simple present indicative of shall.
Meaning of shall
Verb
shall (third-person singular simple present shall, no present participle, simple past should, no past participle)
- Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.
- I shall sing in the choir tomorrow.
- Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.
- (determination): You shall go to the ball!; He shall be given a fair trial.
- Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.
- What shall I do? Shall I give you a hand?
- To owe.
- I thee shall a hundred golden coins; th'amount thou shalt the Queen is much higher.
Synonyms of shalt
Origin of shalt
From Middle English schalt, from Old English sċealt, from Proto-West Germanic *skalt. Compare wilt.
Questions about shalt
- What is shalt the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Shalt is the second-person singular simple present indicative of shall.
- How do you pronounce shalt?
- Shalt is pronounced /ʃælt/.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: shalt (page history and authors); shall (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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