"You shall die."

[teleostomi]

"You shall die"

(1) I'm certain that you will die.
(2) I'll kill you.
(3) Somebody will kill you.
(4) You will die.
(5) None of the above.

What would be the best interpretation of "You shall die"?

[henz988]

(2) I'll kill you fits

[Rusty]

"You shall die"

(1) I'm certain that you will die.
(2) I'll kill you.
(3) Somebody will kill you.
(4) You will die.
(5) None of the above.

What would be the best interpretation of "You shall die"? (1) is the best interpretation for British English as shall is used in the second person to denote determination or certainty. In American English (4) has the same meaning as "You shall die."

[henz988]

I thought that a question could not have two similar answers, so (1) and (4) should be excluded.
I have learnt when shall is used in referring to the second or the third person, it expresses the speaker’s will (determination,threat,etc.)
uThey shall stay here.
vThey will stay here.
u means the speaker will let them stay there, while v means they (the subject of the sentence) themselves will stay there.
another example:
“Mary, if you pass the exam this time, you shall have a gift.”
The underlined part means the speaker will let Mary have a gift: “I will buy you a gift.”

I’m sure the above is right, so I’m confused why the choice (2) in the original question is not right.?:confused: