N3 grammar · Lesson 9

「〜べきだ」「〜ことだ」「〜ことはない」: advice

間違まちがいに気きづいたら、すぐに言いうべきだ。

「べきだ」: should; 「べきだった」: should have; 「ことだ」: advice; 「ことはない」: no need. Weighed against 「ほうがいい」 and 「なければならない」.

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In this lesson

  1. 01「〜べきだ」: should, by rights
  2. 02「〜べきだった」: should have
  3. 03「〜ことだ」: the best thing is to … (advice)
  4. 04「〜ことはない」: there’s no need
  5. 05Compared with similar expressions

Practice

  • Match the phrases to their meanings
  • What would you say?
  • Choose the natural sentence
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Rewrite as asked
  • Put the pieces in order

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