〜はずがない

Formation

N3SuppositionNeutral
Verb
Adj.
/Noun
はずがない
Variations
はずない
Colloquial

Meaning

Used when the speaker strongly believes that something is impossible or absolutely not the case. It expresses a high degree of certainty in a negative conclusion.

Examples

彼がそんなひどいことをするはずがない。

There is no way he would do such a terrible thing.

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