📚 JLPT N2 Grammar of the Day
✏️ 〜べきではない

📖 Usage:
Attach べきではない to the dictionary form of verbs to express "should not" or "ought not to."

💡 Nuance:
Strong moral obligation or social expectation. More formal than だめ and expresses what is morally/ethically wrong.

📝 Examples:
1. 秘密を他人に話すべきではない。
→ You should not tell secrets to others.

2. 子供の前でけんかするべきではない。
→ You shouldn't fight in front of children.

3. 約束を破るべきではなかった。
→ I shouldn't have broken the promise.

📚 JLPT N2 Grammar of the Day
✏️ 〜べきだ

📖 Usage:
Attach べきだ to the dictionary form of verbs. Use べきではない for negative.

💡 Nuance:
Expresses strong obligation or moral duty. More formal than 〜なければならない and carries a sense of "should" based on ethics or social expectations.

📝 Examples:
1. 学生は勉強するべきだ。
→ Students should study.

2. 真実を話すべきではない時もある。
→ There are times when you shouldn't tell the truth.

3. 彼に謝るべきだと思う。
→ I think you should apologize to him.

📚 JLPT N2 Grammar of the Day
✏️ 〜得る／得ない

📖 Usage:
Verb stem + 得る/得ない. Expresses potential or possibility.

💡 Nuance:
More formal than できる. Often used for abstract possibilities or capabilities rather than concrete actions.

📝 Examples:
1. この結果は予想し得るものだった。
→ This result was predictable.

2. そんなことはあり得ない。
→ That's impossible.

3. 理解し得る範囲を超えている。
→ It's beyond comprehensible limits.

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📚 JLPT N2 Grammar of the Day
✏️ 〜かねる

📖 Usage:
Verb stem + かねる. Expresses inability or difficulty doing something due to circumstances or hesitation.

💡 Nuance:
Formal/written style. Shows reluctance or impossibility rather than simple inability. Often used to politely decline.

📝 Examples:
1. そのご提案はお受けしかねます。
→ I'm afraid I cannot accept that proposal.

2. 詳細はお答えしかねます。
→ I cannot provide details.

3. この件は判断しかねる。
→ This matter is difficult to judge.

📚 JLPT N2 Grammar of the Day
✏️ 〜かねない

📖 Usage:
Attach to verb stems. Expresses possibility of an undesirable outcome.

💡 Nuance:
Formal/written style. Shows concern about potential negative consequences.

📝 Examples:
1. 無理をすると体を壊しかねない。
→ If you push yourself too hard, you might ruin your health.

2. このままでは会社が倒産しかねない。
→ At this rate, the company might go bankrupt.

3. 彼の発言は誤解を招きかねない。
→ His statement could cause misunderstandings.