modality N3 uncommon casualpolitewritten

〜はずはない — cannot be / surely not ~

〜はずはない ・ はずはない
Builds on 〜はず

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Sources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar. Editorial confidence: medium.

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