~べきだ

〜beki da

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Formation

Verb-dictionary form + べきだ

Express an obligation or something that should be done (mainly with verbs).

When to use

べきだ: should, ought to; a firm duty or moral judgment (謝るべきだ).

Explanation

The ~べきだ grammar point is used to express a sense of obligation or to indicate something that should be done. In modern Japanese, it is almost always used with verbs in the dictionary form. In English, it can be translated as 'should' or 'ought to'.

Example sentences

Should (Advice / Expectation)

Corpus examples (60)

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