べき
See also: へき
Japanese
editEtymology 1
editFor pronunciation and definitions of べき – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, べき (beki), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as べき, see Category:Japanese kanji read as べき.) |
Etymology 2
editSuffix
edit- inflected form of べし
Usage notes
edit- Appended to the plain form of verbs.
- But するべき can be optionally contracted as すべき.
See also
edit- べきではない (beki de wa nai): should not, must not