N1 grammar · Lesson 21

「しかるべき」「めく」「じみる」「ずくめ」: judgements

被害者ひがいしゃには、会社かいしゃから正式せいしきな謝罪しゃざいがあってしかるべきだ。

「しかるべき」: fitting, as it ought to be; 「めく」: a hint of; 「じみる」: critical “like a …”; review 「ずくめ」. Compare 「っぽい」 「らしい」 「だらけ」.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01「しかるべき」 and 「〜てしかるべきだ」: fitting, as it ought to be
  2. 02「〜めく」: with a hint of …
  3. 03「〜じみる」: like a … (in a way it shouldn’t be)
  4. 04Review of 「〜ずくめ」, plus 「〜ずく」 (just understand it)
  5. 05Compared with similar expressions
  6. 06Putting them together: dialogue and short text

Practice

  • What does this sentence mean?
  • Which sentence uses it correctly?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Change to the given form
  • Put the pieces in order
  • Read the passage and answer the questions

This lesson needs a subscription or a pass

Lessons 1–3 of this course are free. A subscription or a pass unlocks all 25 lessons, together with the JLPT N4–N2 practice and our recorded audio.

See plansSubscribed? Sign inStart with free lesson 1

Practice

Press “Check” when you finish a set: each answer is marked with an explanation, and you can redo only the ones you missed. Progress is saved in this browser.