Samantha
2012-03-15 15:15:05 UTC
So, I understand hazu means something along the lines of should, expected to, ought to, or supposed to, but I came across an expression using hazu ga aru, and hazu ga nai, and verb past tense form + hazu ga aru, and I was wondering what these mean?
Examples:
1. Iku hazu ga nai desu.
Does this mean something like, “He isn't suppose to go”, “he isn't expected to go”, or “he shouldn't have to go”? Is it okay to generally translate hazu ga nai desu to “shouldn't have to”, or “isn't expected to”? Such as, daigaku ni iku hazu ga nai desu- He shouldn't have to go to college, he isn't expected to go to college, or he isn't suppose to go college?
2. Now on to hazu ga aru.
Iku hazu ga aru desu.
What would this sentence mean? And is it okay to put the desu right after aru? I'm going to take a wild guess and say it probably means something like “I should have to go”?
I guess my real question about hazu ga aru is whats the difference between using “hazu ga aru” and “hazu desu”? If someone could explain this, that would be really great.
3.Verb ta + hazu ga aru.
Now I have no idea what this means at all, I just saw it was a form being used, but in the example sentences it wasn't used once.
So given this sentence- itta hazu ga aru desu. What would it mean?
Thanks for choosing to answer my question, if chosen to do so. I would really appreciate some simple romaji examples so I can get this down, if that wouldn't be too much. As always, thanks for your time!