JLPT N4 Grammar: Hazu はず Must be

はず must be

must be; it should be; it is expected to; ought to

＋はず

例文(れいぶん) EXAMPLE SENTENCE

クレイさんはアメリカ人(じん)だから、英語(えいご)が分(わ)かるはずです。

Clay-(honorific).-American-therefore-English-(subject marker)-understand-should-is

Since Clay is an American, he should understand English.

この山(やま)の中(なか)に一億円(いちおくえん)が隠(かく)してあるはずです。

this-mountain-‘s-middle-in-one-hundred million-yen-(subject)-hidden-there is-should be

That mountain is supposed to have a hundred million yen hidden inside.

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