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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

FormWhat it isMeaning
べからpresentshould
べきじゃないnegativeshould
べきだったpastshould
べきじゃなかったpast · negativeshould
べきですpoliteshould
べきではありませんnegative · politeshould
べきでしたpast · politeshould
べきではありませんでしたpast · negative · politeshould
べきだったらconditionalshould
べければconditionalshould
べくadverbialshould
べくirrealisshould
べからirrealisshould
べけれrealisshould
べかれcommandshould
べからずnegativeshould
べけれどcontrastiveshould
べくばconditionalshould
べかりきpastshould
べかりけりpastshould
可しalternative, kanji, obsoleteshould

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