しかるべき
(Shikaru beki)
should be (fittingly) / ought to be.
Connection rules
- ＋V-て + しかるべき (+ だ, or as attributive before noun).
- ＋Formal / literary 'ought to be'.
- ＋Implies fairness or propriety — what 'ought' fittingly to happen.
Examples
1.
彼には謝罪があってしかるべきだ。
Kare ni wa shazai ga a te shikaru beki da.
There ought to be an apology from him.
「should be (fittingly) / ought to be」
2.
その程度の配慮はあってしかるべきだ。
Sono teido no hairyo wa a te shikaru beki da.
That level of consideration ought to exist.
「should be (fittingly) / ought to be」
Practice
His hard work ought to be rewarded.
彼の多大なる努力は、もっと___。
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