modality N3 common politewritten

〜べきではない — should not ~

〜べきではない ・ べきではない
Builds on 〜べきだ

Meaning

Key sentence

You shouldn't speak ill of others.

Formation

Attaches toFormExample
verb (dictionary form) V(dict) + べきではない うべきではない / れるべきではない
する する → すべきではない/するべきではない 判断はんだんすべきではない

Examples

You shouldn't make important decisions emotionally.
I shouldn't have brought up that topic in that setting.
You shouldn't judge people by results alone.

Easily confused with

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Sources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar.

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