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N1 Lesson 5: 3/17
べくして
as expected, meant to, supposed to, destined to, sure to
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Verb[る]
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べくして
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Verb1
[る]
(1)
Verb[られる]
[る]
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べくして
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Verb[られる]
[る]
(1)
(1)
Verb[られる]
[た]
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Verb
plain form
終止形
立つ 立った 立たない 立たなかった
Verb[る]
dictionary form / non-past form
辞書形
立つ
Verb[stem]
masu stem / conjuctive / continuative form
連用形
立ち
Verb[た]
ta form / past form
た形 / 過去形
立った
Verb[ない]
nai form / non-past negative form
ない形 / 否定形
立たない
Verb[ない]
nai stem form
未然形
立た
Verb[て]
te form
て形
立って
Verb[よう]
volitional form
意向形/推量形
立とう
Verb[potential]
potential form
可能系
立てる
Verb[passive]
passive form
受身形
立たれる
Verb[causative]
causative form
使役形
立たせる
Verb[ば]
ba-form / conditional form
条件形/仮定形
立てば
V(る1)
ru verb / ichidan verb
一段動詞
見る
V(る5)
u verb with ru ending / godan verb with ru ending
五段動詞
座る
V(う)
u verb / godan verb with u ending
五段動詞
歌う
V(く)
godan verb with ku ending
歩く
V(す)
godan verb with su ending
話す
V(つ)
godan verb with tsu ending
立つ
V(ぬ)
godan verb with nu ending
死ぬ
V(ぶ)
godan verb with bu ending
飛ぶ
V(む)
godan verb with mu ending
休む
V(ぐ)
godan verb with gu ending
泳ぐ
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[A formal expression meaning that some event has taken place as foreseen]
[Used commonly with phrases like 起こる、出会う、勝つ、負ける、and なる]
[there is another construction AべくしてB[ない] where べくして means “even if”, however, this expression is much less common]
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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
。」
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: "
As expected
, my romantic youth comedy was a blunder."
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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.
[起こる is the most common expression used with べくして]
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「
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.
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