〜はずだ

Formationplain form + はずだ

はず expresses confidence based on a reason: the timetable, a promise, something you know. It is not a hope, it is an expectation you could justify. Its negative, はずがない, says the opposite is unthinkable.

Examples

〜はずだ is marked in each sentence. Tap any word for its dictionary entry.

1. カールが優等生ゆうとうせいだったはずがない。

   Carl cannot have been a model student.

2. 仕事しごとは来週らいしゅうの今日きょうまでに一段落いちだんらくするはずです。

   The work should let up by a week from today.

3. イヤホンを頼たのんだはずなのですが。

   Do you have earphones?

4. 彼かれがそういったはずはない。

   He cannot have said so.

5. 景色けしきもすばらしいはずよ。

   The scenery's supposed to be breathtaking.