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「Learn Japanese」 Dictionary-Form-VERB + べき as “should do VERB” This grammar pattern is used to express the speaker’s judgment that a certain entity should perform a certain verb, VERB. In this construction, the VERB used with べき is not conjugated from it’s Dictionary Form, and instead, the respective conjugation of です right after べき denotes the aspect/tense. When used with the verb する, this construction can become either するべき or すべき, both of which are perfectly grammatically acceptable with するべき being the more conversational common. Example(s): ジョージワシントンに謝るべきだ。 George Washington ni ayamaru beki da. (You should apologize to George Washington.) 今日のするべきことはすべてした。 Kyou no suru beki koto wa subete shita. (I have done all the things I need to do today.) そのクラスを取るべきじゃなかった。 Sono class o toru beki jyanakatta. (I should not have taken that class.) ✧¸¸.•*¨*• •*¨*•.¸¸✧ Support Learning Japanese on Patreon! Please do consider checking out our milestone goals to improve our channel and supporting the continuation of this video series by becoming a patron! https://www.patreon.com/learningjapanese Learning Japanese is on Tumblr! Follow us on Tumblr to stay up to date with the newest videos as well as gain access to additional content such as interest articles, kanji lessons, "Japanese Phrases of the Day," vocabulary lists, and more! http://learnjapanesebod.tumblr.com/ For the sub-domain dedicated to the Japanese grammar patterns covered in this video series and other aspects of learning the Japanese language and culture, visit http://learnjapanese.becauseofdreams.com This video series is presented by becauseofdreams http://becauseofdreams.com/ All media presented in this video is created and owned by becauseofdreams or is used with complete permissions. ✧¸¸.•*¨*• •*¨*•.¸¸✧ *Please do leave a comment below if you notice any potential errors so that we may include a notification about it in-time for future viewers! *When leaving a comment, please do enable replies if you would like a response to your question, comment, and or concern. Edit(s):