はずがない (Hardly possible)

Hardly possible, Cannot be, Highly unlikely, Improbable

JLPT N4
Pattern

Plain form + はずがない

How it works

はずがない means “there's no way ~ / it can't be”, a strong denial based on reasoning: かれがうそをつくはずがない (there's no way he'd lie).

Examples

  • かれが そんな ことを 言う はずが ない。There's no way he'd say something like that.
  • この 問題が そんなに かんたんな はずが ない。This problem can't be that easy.

Related grammar

Further reading

Bunpro N4 · Lesson 8

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