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べし [beshi] (to must) conjugation

Japanese
9 examples

Conjugation of べし

私/俺
Present informal tense
べし
beshi
I must
Present informal negative tense
べきではない
beki de wa nai
I don't must
Present formal tense
I must
Past informal tense
べきだった
bekidatta
I musted
私/俺
Past informal negative tense
べきではなかった
beki de wa nakatta
I didn't must
Imperative informal mood
must
Imperative negative mood
べしな
beshi na
don't must
Imperative formal mood
べきでください
bekide kudasai
please must
私/俺
Imperative formal negative mood
べきではないでください
beki de wa nai dekudasai
please do not must
Te form - conjunctive stem
べきで
bekide
must
Passive stem
musted
Hypothetical tense
べけれ
bekere
if I musted
私/俺
Hypothetical conditional stem
べければ
bekereba
musted
Volitional stem
will must
Potential stem
musted
Continuative stem
べく
beku
musting
私/俺
Causative stem
allow to must
Imperfective stem
べから
bekara
must

Examples of べし

Example in JapaneseTranslation in English
サンフランシスコに留まる べきだった コーガン博士You should have stayed in San Francisco, Dr. Kogan.
くどくど、くどくど... (べきだった、できたはず、そうだったかも)。Shoulda, coulda, woulda.
最後の一つ サンフランシスコに留まる べきだった コーガン博士I thought I'd try... ...one last time.
病院に いさせる べきだったI should have stopped her.
俺は今-度 人斬り に戻るfor the sake of protecting kaoru-dono. I once again return to being "hitokiri."
あなた-以前カレブに会ってない?No. They were as American as it gets. He was rough.
よし、こちら車両番号3108. 3-1-3を連れて帰る。Yeah, this is car 3108.
ますます深長になるベールの意義はさらに、モロッコの男性と女性の重要な違いを強調した。イスラミストであろうとなかろうと、多くの男性にとってベールとは、あくまでイスラムとのつながりと伝統的な信心を示すサインである。一方で、多くの女性にとってのベールは、解放のしるし-彼女達が宗教的慣習に対する自分達の認識を反映するかたちでモロッコの公務に携わることのしるしなのである。For many men, Islamist or not, the veil remains a sign of Islamic affiliation and traditional piety. For many women, however, the veil is a token of liberation – an indication that they have engaged with the Moroccan public in ways that reflect their own sense of religious practice.
独房1-3は安全ですCells one through three secure, sir.

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