べくして (JLPT N1)

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べくして is a combination of the conjunctive form of the classical auxiliary verb べし, べく, and the conjunctive particle して, which shows a situation from which a logical determination can be made, or will be a natural course of action. べく itself indicates the word that it is attached to as a 'purpose' or 'end goal'. べくして is often translated simply as 'as expected of (A), (B)', or 'as was supposed to (A), (B)'. (A) and (B) will be the same verb repeated.

The literal meaning of 'as determined with the purpose of (A)' may also be used if it helps to remember the nuance. This expression is quite formal, so will rarely be heard in daily speech.

Fun Fact

As mentioned in other grammar patterns that contain variations of べく such as べき and べし, this structure derives from the kanji 可(か), which is usually translated as 'permissible' or 'allowed'. All 可 really indicates is a situation that does not currently exist, but it certain to come about as a part of the most logical course of events.

Exemples

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タイトル：「俺(おれ)の青春(せいしゅん)ラブコメはまちがいになるべくしてなった。」

Title: 'As expected, my romantic youth comedy was a blunder.' (meant to・supposed to・destined to)

壊(こわ)れた一時停止(いちじていし)標識(ひょうしき)を放置(ほうち)した結果(けっか)、起(お)こるべくして起(お)こった交通事故(こうつうじこ)だ。

As expected, the result of neglecting a broken stop sign was a traffic accident. (meant to・supposed to・destined to)

「これらの二人(ふたり)は、専門分野(せんもんぶんや)も年齢(ねんれい)も共(とも)に近(ちか)いゆえに出会(であ)うべくして出会(であ)ったと言(い)えるだろう。」

As expected, one can say that these two met because they both shared fields of expertise and were close in age. (meant to・supposed to・destined to)

不景気(ふけいき)か否(いな)かにかかわらず、高品質(こうひんしつ)で適正価格(てきせいかかく)の商品(しょうひん)は売(う)れるべくして売(う)れている。

Regardless of whether there is a recession or not, products of good quality and reasonable price are sure to sell. (meant to・supposed to・expected to)

好景気(こうけいき)が遅(おそ)かれ早(はや)かれ終(お)わるのは経済学者(けいざいがくしゃ)にとって当然(とうぜん)のことであったし、そうなるべくしてなった。

To the economists, it was only natural that prosperity will end sooner or later, and, as expected, that's what happened. (meant to・supposed to・destined to)

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