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JLPT N3 Intermediate

するべき

Should or ought to do; implies a sense of duty or moral obligation.

Readings

Other forms

すべき common contraction
べきだ plain form
べきです polite form
べきではない negative
べきだった past tense
可き old kanji form, rare
Expression / Suffix

"Should do" / "Ought to do"

Expresses that an action is logically necessary, socially expected, or morally required.

Example

もっと 早く 宿題 を すべき だった 。

I should have done my homework earlier.

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するべき
するべき
Should or ought to do; implies a sense of duty or moral obligation.
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