Am I supposed to use はず？The Logic Behind はず Explained

This video explains how to use はず in Japanese. It expresses a belief or expectation based on common sense, known information, or a plan that you know about. Japanese learners often mistakenly use はず to express obligations or their own intentions, but these uses should be avoided. We’ll also look at how negative expressions work with はず, as well as how the nuance and level of confidence can change when using different adverbs or negative expressions. Finally, the video includes several check quizzes to help you review the key points and make sure you’ve understood how to use はず correctly. はず might be relevant to JLPT N4 and N3 test takers as well. This is a viewer requested topic. If you have any request for a topic, please feel free to post it in the comment section. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:30 Basic grammar structure and what はず means 03:10 Level of confidence using はず 03:54 はずでした 04:23 ないはず vs. はずがない 05:37 You can't use はずです for your own intentions 06:50 You can use はずでした for yourself 07:31 You can use はずです for yourself based on objective information 08:20 You can't use はずです for obligation 09:08 Revisit the mistake in the beginning of the video 10:11 Confidence level of はず and some other expressions 11:46 Summary 12:13 Quiz References: Banno, E., Ikeda, Y., Ohno, Y., Shinagawa, C., & Tokashiki, K. (2020). Genki: An integrated course in elementary Japanese II (3rd ed.). The Japan Times Publishing. Association for Japanese-Language Teaching. (2024). Japanese for busy people book 3 (Rev. 4th ed.). Kodansha USA. 庵, 功雄., 高梨, 信乃., 中西, 久実子., & 山田, 敏弘. (2000). 初級を教える人のための日本語文法ハンドブック. 松岡弘 (監修). スリーエーネットワーク. Don’t forget to “like” this video and subscribe. Also turn on your notification so you don’t miss any new videos. For more Japanese language learning, please see the links to my Udemy courses below. My Japanese Pronunciation Course helps you improve your communication skills! This is for everyone who can read Hiragana. Check out free sample videos available from the course. https://www.udemy.com/course/japanese... My JLPT practice tests on Udemy have drill questions you can repeat over and over to strengthen your skills to prepare for the test, or to strengthen your Japanese skills. JLPT N5 Vocabulary Practice Test: https://www.udemy.com/course/jlpt-n5-... You’ll get 120 carefully designed questions to practice, repeat, and master—so you can build confidence and truly understand them inside out! JLPT N5 Grammar Practice Test: https://www.udemy.com/course/jlpt-n5-... You’ll get 100 carefully designed questions to practice, repeat, and master—so you can build confidence and truly understand them inside out! JLPT N5 Reading Comprehension Practice Test: https://www.udemy.com/course/jlpt-n5-... Sharpen your skills with 50 carefully crafted reading comprehension questions — far more than you’ll usually find for this type of practice. JLPT N4 Vocabulary Practice Test: https://www.udemy.com/course/jlpt-n4-... You’ll get 230 carefully designed questions to practice, repeat, and master—so you can build confidence and truly understand them inside out! JLPTN4 Grammar Practice Test: https://www.udemy.com/course/jlpt-n4-... You’ll get 120 carefully designed questions to practice, repeat, and master—so you can build confidence and truly understand them inside out! JLPT N4 Reading Comprehension Practice Test: https://www.udemy.com/course/jlpt-n4-... Sharpen your skills with 50 carefully crafted reading comprehension questions — far more than you’ll usually find for this type of practice. JLPT N3 Vocabulary Practice Test: https://www.udemy.com/course/jlpt-n3-... You’ll get 150 carefully designed questions to practice, repeat, and master—so you can build confidence and truly understand them inside out!