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AdvancedJLPT N2 Grammar

べくして

As was meant to be

Romaji: bekushite

Meaning & usage

Exactly as expected | A phrase used when something occurs/occured exactly as expected

Example sentences 7

  1. あの会社は経営が杜撰だったから倒産するべくして倒産したのだ。

    The management of the company has been so careless that it went bankrupt, exactly as expected

  2. ゆみの運転はいつも荒っぽいし、エンジンもブレーキも調子が悪かった。事故は起こるべくして起こった。

    Yumi's driving was always wild, and her car's engine and brakes weren't in good condition. An accident occurred, exactly as expected.

  3. 二人は性格、趣味、学歴がすべて一致している。二人は結婚するべくして結婚したのだ。

    Their personalities, hobbies and academic backgrounds match. Just as (we) expected, those two got married.

  4. 彼は大統領だいとうりょうになるべくしてなった。

    He became president, exactly as expected.

  5. 真知子まちこは高校の時から成績が抜群によく、東大に入るべくして入ったという感じである。

    Machiko distinguished herself as an excellent academic achiever in her high school days. As expected, she got into the University of Tokyo.

  6. 私は自宅が海のすぐ近くのため、釣り好きになるべくしてなったと言っていいでしょう。

    You could say that I became fond of fishing, exactly as expected, because my home is so close to the ocean.

  7. 第二次世界大戦は起こるべくして起こった。

    World War II occurred, exactly as expected.

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