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JLPT N1 Grammar: てしかるべきだ (te shikaru beki da)

てしかるべきだ (te shikaru beki da)

Meaning: should

How to use the:
Verb-てform + しかるべきだ

Explain:
Describing the meaning of doing something is obvious, that job is appropriate

Example sentences:
1, これだけの味なら、値段が高くてしかるべきだ。
Kore dake no ajinara, nedan ga takakute shikaru beki da.
If it’s just this taste, it should be expensive.

2, 退学する前に、親と相談してしかるべきだ。
taigaku suru mae ni, oya to soudan shite shikaru beki da.
You should discuss with your parents before you drop out of school.

3, 先輩にはそれ相応の敬意を払ってしがるべきだ。
Senpai ni wa sore sōō no keii o haratteshi garubekida.
For seniors, they have to respond respectfully.

4, 君のやりかたはもうすこし思慮があってしかるべきだった。
kimi no yarikata wa mou sukoshi shiryo ga atte shikaru beki datta.
You should have been more scrupulous in the means you used.