べ Japanese Grammar Advanced

Browse 4 Japanese Grammar Advanced entries for Japanese under べ.

Kana べ

  1. べからず・べからざる べからず An auxiliary expression meaning 'must not' or 'should not,' used to express a strong prohibition. べからず ends a sentence as a command, whil...
  2. べく べく A conjunctive form of the auxiliary べし meaning 'in order to' or 'with the aim of,' used to express purpose or intent. It connects a purpo...
  3. べくして べくして A phrase meaning 'as was meant to be' or 'as was destined to happen,' used to express that something occurred exactly as expected or as a...
  4. べくもない べくもない A phrase meaning 'there is no way to,' 'it is impossible to,' or 'one cannot possibly,' used to express that something is utterly beyond ...