Example sentences
Formation
(1) {V/Adjectiveい} informal | はずだ | |
{話す /話した} はずだ | It is expected that someone will talk/talked. | |
{高い /高かった} はずだ | It is expected that something is/was expensive. | |
(2) Adjective な stem | [な / だった] はずだ | |
{静かな/静かだった} はずだ | It is expected that something is/was quiet. | |
(3) Noun | {の/だった} はずだ | |
{先生の /先生だった} はずだ | It is expected that s.o. is/was a teacher |