はずだ (hazu da)

Meaning

  1. be supposed or expected to (do)
  2. be sure to (do)

All JLPT 4 grammar : はずだ(はずだ, hazu da), be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do), [Expression]

Example

日本語意味
彼は40才近いはずだ。He must be about forty.
「おかしいよね。予定では今頃みんなUFOを目撃して、一丸となって研究してるはずだったんだけどさ」「目撃からしてアリエネー」“Strange isn’t it. By the schedule around now we should have all witnessed an UFO, and united in researching.” “From ‘witnessed’ it’s never gunna happen.”
列車は6時到着のはずだった。The train was due at 6.
列車は10時に出発したので、今ごろ大阪についているはずだ。The train left at ten, so it should have arrived in Osaka by now.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
karehe, him
近いchikainear, close
marucircle
研究kenkyuustudy, research, investigation
予定yoteiplans, arrangement
ichione
imanow, the present time
meeye, eyeball
列車resshatrain
到着touchakuarrival
出発shuppatsudeparture

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
キン,コンちか.いnear, early
かれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the
サイgenius, years old
コン,キンいまnow
ケンと.ぐpolish, study of
キュウ,クきわ.めるresearch, study
モク,ボクめ, -め, ま-eye, look
テイ,ジョウさだ.める, さだ.まる, さだ.かdetermine, decide
ヨ,シャあらかじ.めbeforehand, previous
とき, -どきtime, hour
シャくるまcar
チャク,ジャクき.る, -ぎ, き.せるarrive, wear
レツ,レfile, row, column
トウいた.るarrival, proceed, reach
ダイ,タイおお-, おお.きい, -おお.いにlarge, big
シュツ,スイで.る, -で, だ.すexit, leave, go out, come out, put out
ハツ,ホツた.つ, あば.く, おこ.るdeparture, discharge

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