Meaning
Expresses the speaker's strong conviction that a situation is impossible.
Formation
- Modifying form + はずがない: するはずがありません, Nの + はずがない
- Stronger than ないでしょう: the speaker rules it out
When to use it
- Core use
- There is no way it is so
Example
彼がそんなことをするはずがありません
There is no way he would do such a thing.
Important notes
- Pay attention to the word form before the construction and to the particles around it.
Common mistakes
- Do not translate the pattern word for word; first identify its function in the whole situation.