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JLPT N1 Grammar

てしかるべきだ

N1当然

N1 · 当然 · te-form verb + しかるべきだ

should naturally; ought to

te-form verb + しかるべきだ

Shows that from reason, responsibility, or common sense, doing the first action is natural and proper.

A formal expression often used to criticize an action that should have been taken but was not.

重大な不具合が出たなら、会社はすぐに説明してしかるべきだ。

If a serious defect occurs, the company should naturally explain it immediately.

Do not use it for casual suggestions; it carries a strong normative judgment.

By reason, this is what should have been done.

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