ЯПОНСКИЙ / КУРС
| Grammar - Beginner - Part 1 |
| Beki desu べきです Predicative phrase meaning: should, ought to (do) 1. After dictionary form of verb 一生けんめい働くべきです。 Isshoukenmei hataraku beki desu. You should work hard. そんなものを買うべきではない。 Sonna mono o kau beki dewa nai. You shouldn’t buy such a thing. もっと早く来るべきでした。 Motto hayaku kuru beki deshita. I should have come much earlier. あなたはもっと勉強す(る)べきです。 Anata wa motto benkyou su(ru) beki desu. You should study more. (suru + beki may be abbreviated to subeki) 2. Used as adjective それは注目すべき点でした。 Sore wa chuumoku subeki ten deshita. That’s the point you should pay attention to. (dictionary form of verb + beki directly precedes the noun and da or desu follows) -> See also nakereba naranai |