Japanese

Suffix

可き ‎(hiragana べき, romaji -beki)

1. should, must

   英語 (えいご)を声 (こえ)を出 (だ)して読 (よ)むべきだ。

   Eigo o koe o dashite yomu beki da.

   You should read English aloud.

Usage notes

• Appended to the plain form of verbs.
• Usually written in hiragana as べき ‎(beki).

See also

• べきではない ‎(beki de wa nai) should not, must not