べくもない
(Beku mo nai)
no way to / cannot possibly.
Connection rules
- ＋V dict-form + べくもない.
- ＋Literary 'no way to / cannot possibly'.
- ＋Related to 〜べき / 〜べからず via the classical べし.
Examples
1.
彼の意図を知るべくもない。
Kare no ito o shiru beku mo nai.
There's no way to know his intentions.
「no way to / cannot possibly」
2.
結果を予測すべくもない。
Kekka o yosoku su beku mo nai.
There's no way to predict the result.
「no way to / cannot possibly」
Practice
Commoners had no way of knowing what was happening inside the palace.
宮殿の中で何が起きているかなど、庶民は___。
Romaji also accepted