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wie soll das

how is that supposed to

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phrase Rare #24,296
how is that supposed to Usually followed by a verb; often expresses doubt about whether something is possible or how it could work.
GE: Wie soll das ohne Geld funktionieren?
EN: How is that supposed to work without money?

Wie soll das weitergehen?

What happens next?

— Parasite (2019)

Wie soll das denn gehen?

How is that supposed to work?

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Und wie soll das weitergehen?

And how is this supposed to go on?

— Phoenix (2014)

Nefasto, wie soll das laufen?

Nefasto, how’s this supposed to work?

— City of Men (2007)

Wie soll das möglich sein?

How is that possible?

Wie soll das bloß mit dir enden?

How on earth is this going to end for you?

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Ich muss jede Menge Schutzgeld bezahlen, wie soll das gehen?

I have to pay a lot of protection money, how am I supposed to do that?

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

Aber wie soll das denn gehen?

But how is that supposed to work?

— Weathering with You - Das Mädchen, das die Sonne berührte (2019)

Wie soll das gehen?

How is that supposed to work?

— The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

Agent Nix, wie soll das laufen?

Agent Nix, how is that supposed to work?

— The Rip (2026)

Wie soll das angenehm sein?

How is that supposed to be pleasant?

— Kin-Dza-Dza (1986)