〜はずがない hazu ga nai

〜はずがない（hazu ga nai）means “there's no way that… / it can't be that…”. Expresses the speaker's strong conviction, based on reason or evidence, that something is impossible or surely not the case: 'there's no way that…'. Formation: V普通形／Aい／ナAな・ナAである／Nの・Nである ＋ はずがない

there's no way that… / it can't be that…

N3

Formation

V普通形／Aい／ナAな・ナAである／Nの・Nである ＋ はずがない

Explanation

Expresses the speaker's strong conviction, based on reason or evidence, that something is impossible or surely not the case: 'there's no way that…'. It is the negative of 〜はず (expectation) and is stronger than ないだろう.

Examples

あんなにまじめな彼が、うそをつくはずがない。
あんなにまじめなかれが、うそをつくはずがない。
There's no way someone as honest as him would lie.
そんな高いものが、安いはずがない。
そんなたかいものが、やすいはずがない。
Something that expensive can't possibly be cheap.

Note

Colloquially shortened to 〜はずない. Compare with 〜わけがない (similar meaning).

FAQ

〜はずがない — what does it mean and how is it used?

there's no way that… / it can't be that…. Expresses the speaker's strong conviction, based on reason or evidence, that something is impossible or surely not the case: 'there's no way that…'. It is the negative of 〜はず (expectation) and is stronger than ないだろう.

〜はずがない — how do you form it?

V普通形／Aい／ナAな・ナAである／Nの・Nである ＋ はずがない

〜はずがない — any usage notes?

Colloquially shortened to 〜はずない. Compare with 〜わけがない (similar meaning).

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