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Decoded Slug: Verbる べくもない (Verb-ru beku mo nai)
Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
Verbる べくもない (Verb-ru beku mo nai)
Verbる べくもない (Verb-ru beku mo nai)
Short explanation:
Means 'it's impossible to...' or 'there's no way to...'
Formation:
Verb-dictionary form + べくもない
Examples:
その問題はとても難しく、解くべくもない。
Sono mondai wa totemo muzukashiku, toku beku mo nai.
That problem is so difficult, it's impossible to solve.
彼女はあまりに速く走って、追いつくべくもない。
Kanojo wa amari ni hayaku hashitte, oitsuku beku mo nai.
She runs so fast, there's no way to catch up.
試験の筆記用具を忘れた。書くべくもない。
Shiken no hikkiyougu wo wasureta. Kaku beku mo nai.
I forgot the writing utensils for the test. It's impossible to write.
彼はとても高く跳ぶ。追い越すべくもない。
Kare wa totemo takaku tobu. Oikosu beku mo nai.
He jumps so high. There's no way to overtake.
Long explanation:
This grammar point is used when you want to express that something is impossible to do or there's no way to do something. The verb before 'べくもない' should be in its dictionary form.