~hazu
“~hazu” means “should / must / ought to”
Q: Kobayashi san ga mada kimasen.
Q: Kobayashi has not come yet.
A: Sō desu ka. Watashi yori saki ni, uchi o deta hazu desu ga.
A: Is it. He came out earlier than me, he should have gone out
Q: Ashita 8 jihan made ni kaisha e ikitai desu ga, nanji no densha ni nottara(noru) ii deshō ka?
Q: I would like to reach office at 8.30, what time of the train should I take?
A: 7 ji 45 fun no de maniau hazu desu.
A: You should be on time by taking the 7.45 train.
Q: Otōto-san wa, go ryōshin ga jiko ni atta koto o shitte iru deshō ka?
Q: Does your brother know that your parent had an accident.
A: Iie, otōto wa mada shiranai hazu desu
A: No, he should not know about it yet.
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December 21st, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Thank you for this lesson!
I think Q: Is your brother knows that your parent has an accident.
Should be:Q: Does your brother know that your parent had an accident.
December 22nd, 2009 at 8:46 am
Flo, Thanks for the correction