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13課 可能・不可能・禁止 教科書 p.56〜59
Possible / impossible / forbidden — easy to imagine…, impossible even if you want to…, not allowed…
13課

〜べくもない

教科書 p.57
接続:動辞書形 + べくもない ※する→すべくもない
Of course it's impossible…. For obvious reasons, it is absolutely impossible.
注意 / Note:Formal, written. Or go with 知る・望む・疑う: 知るべくもない・疑うべくもない.
比較 / Compare:〜べくもない(of course not, hard text)/〜ことができない(neutral).
よく出る形 / Common form:動辞書形+べくもない。Frequent: 知るべくもない・疑うべくもない・望むべくもない.
素人の私には、その真意など知るべくもない。
How can an outsider like me know their true intentions?
彼が犯人であることは疑うべくもない。
There is no doubt that he is the culprit.
彼が本気だったことは疑うべくもない。
There is no doubt that he is serious.

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