べし — should, must
べし is the #194 most common word in Japanese, a other. It means “should, must” and is pronounced [be̞ɕi].
#194frequency rank
0.00%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of べし
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| べから | present | should |
| べきじゃない | negative | should |
| べきだった | past | should |
| べきじゃなかった | past · negative | should |
| べきです | polite | should |
| べきではありません | negative · polite | should |
| べきでした | past · polite | should |
| べきではありませんでした | past · negative · polite | should |
| べきだったら | conditional | should |
| べければ | conditional | should |
| べく | adverbial | should |
| べく | irrealis | should |
| べから | irrealis | should |
| べけれ | realis | should |
| べかれ | command | should |
| べからず | negative | should |
| べけれど | contrastive | should |
| べくば | conditional | should |
| べかりき | past | should |
| べかりけり | past | should |
| 可し | alternative, kanji, obsolete | should |