~はず (expectation)

grammar

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The auxiliary noun ~はず (often with copula: ~はずだ / ~はずです) attached to a plain form, expressing confident expectation based on reasoning — 'should be / ought to be / is expected to be / is supposed to be / it's the case that X, as I reckon.' Not moral obligation (which is ~べきだ); rather the speaker's logical conclusion from evidence or prior information. Distinct from でしょう (pure probability without evidential grounding). Pairs with ~はずがない ('there's no way that X') for confident negation. 来るはず ('should come'), 知っているはず ('should know'), 着くはずです ('you should arrive').

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What I looked up to in Captain Shota wasn't his 'strength.' It was, I'm sure, his manly courage to stand by his convictions even if it cost him his body.

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The thief is definitely somewhere in here. There must be a hideout — all we have to do is find it.

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You say I should know him well, but actually I was only just introduced to him last week.

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Since she's been studying French for a full ten years now, she should be quite familiar with what French is all about.

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It must be at least three years since she last came to England.

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You heard the story, so you must be interested.

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Oh? I thought you weren't very interested — what's brought about this change of heart?

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I should be in Paris by this time tomorrow.

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She left early, so she should be there by now.

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She must have arrived late last night.

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She should be there by now.

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She should be home by now.

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She should already be at the office by now.

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You should arrive within a five-minute walk.

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Yeah. I'm pretty sure there's a discount coupon somewhere that I haven't used yet.

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The train should arrive at noon.

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The train is scheduled to leave in five minutes.

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The train should arrive in Osaka by 10:00.

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The train left at 10:00, so it should already be in Osaka by now.

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We should know the result by Thursday.

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Prices should come down soon.

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Anyone with normal intelligence should be able to understand that.

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She should have finished her homework by now.

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