べし

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Japanese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

べし (beshiirregular

  1. (jodōshi, attaching to terminal form) must, shall
    1. indicating certainty
      ()(ほう)()(せん)のいくつかはやがて(はい)()されるべき(うん)(めい)にある。
      Chihō rosen no ikutsuka wa yagate haishisarerubeki unmei ni aru.
      Some of the local railways will soon be abolished.
    2. indicating requirement
      この(けん)については(きみ)(せき)(にん)をとるべきだ。
      Kono ken ni tsuite wa kimi ga sekinin o torubeki da.
      You should take responsibility on this.
      明日(あした)(はち)()までに(しゅっ)(きん)べし
      Ashita wa hachiji made ni shukkin-subeshi.
      You should work until eight o'clock tomorrow.
      (えい)()(こえ)()して()べきだ。
      Eigo wa koe o dashite yomu beki da.
      You should read English aloud.
      (らい)(ねん)(はく)(らん)(かい)(かい)(さい)()()わせるべく(とっ)(かん)(こう)()(おこな)われている。
      Rainen no hakurankai kaisai ni ma ni awaseru beku, tokkan kōji ga okonawareteiru.
      In order to hold the exhibition in time next year, hasty construction is underway.

Conjugation

  • The modern conjugation of べし is a combination of its classical conjugation and the conjugation of べき + (da).

Usage notes

  • Verb する takes the classical terminal form , rather than the modern terminal form する, when preceding べし. Hence "すべし" ("should do").

Antonyms