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JLPT N3 Grammar

べきだ

N3Obligation

N3 · Obligation · verb辞书形 + べきだ / する → するべきだ・すべきだ

should; ought to

verb辞书形 + べきだ / する → するべきだ・すべきだ

べきだ says what should be done based on common sense, responsibility, or principle. It is stronger than たほうがいい.

In formal contexts, すべきだ is common. The negative form is べきではない.

約束したことは最後まで守るべきだ。

You should keep what you have promised until the end.

Use it carefully toward others because it can sound forceful or preachy.

べき is like a list of principles: what should be done.

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N4 · Obligation · dictionary-form verb + べきだ

should

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