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Japanese はずではなかった grammar hazu dehanakatta
Japanese はずではなかった grammar hazu dehanakatta

Let’s learn Japanese はずではなかった grammar hazu dehanakatta :

JLPT level : N4

Formation :

~はずではなかった

Meaning and how to use :

To express regret of the speaker that in reality things are the oppisite of expections. Often used under 「こんなはずではなかった」、「はずではなかったのに」. Translated as “Can’t…/ Can’t be…”

Examples:

あの子はいい子だとほめられているので、でたらめな言葉でおれとと話すはずではなかったんけど…
Ano ko ha ii ko da to homerare te iru node, detarame na kotoba de ore to to hanasu hazu de ha nakatta n kedo?
That kid was praised as a good kid. There’s no way he/she could use such words to talk with me, but..

こんなはずではなかった。彼に私が言うとおりに行動しろと注意したのに。
Konna hazu de ha nakatta. Kare ni watashi ga iu toori ni koudou shiro to chuui shi ta noni.
It can’t be. I told him to do exactly as I say..

私はは薬を高いところにおいて、子供たちが取れるはずではなかったのに。
Watashi ha ha kusuri o takai tokoro nioite, kodomo tachi ga toreru hazu de ha nakatta noni.
I placed the medicines in high place, so there’s no way for the kids to reach it but turn out..

すみません、僕は君が貸したパソコンを安全なところにおいて、壊すはずではなかったのに。
Sumimasen, boku ha kimi ga kashi ta pasokon o anzen na tokoro nioite, kowasu hazu de ha nakatta noni.
Sorry, I left the computer you lent me in a safe place so there should be no way it could be broken, but turn out..

あの人にお金をたくさんあげるから、僕の罪を告訴するはずではなかったのに。
Ano hito ni okane o takusan ageru kara, boku no tsumi o kokuso suru hazu de ha nakatta noni.
I gave that person a lot of money so there should be no way he would tell on my crimes, but turn out..

Related structures :

たはず tahazu
はずがない hazuganai
はずだった hazudatta
はずではなかった hazudehanakatta, hazu dehanakatta

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