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    Meaning: it should be so
    Example: I expected him to come but ...

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Conjugation:

(plain form) + はず

イー形容詞：　高いはず　　→　高かったはずです。
なー形容詞：　静かなはず　→　静かだったはずです。
　　　名詞：　学生の　　　→　学生だったはずです
　　　動詞：　話す　　　　→　話したはずです
This is copied from http://www.guidetojapanese.org/should.html of Tae Kim.
Using はず to describe an expectation
はず is used to express something that was or is supposed to be. You can treat はず just like a regular noun as it is usually attached to the adjective or verb that is supposed to be or supposed to happen.

The only thing to be careful about here is expressing an expectation of something not happening. To do this, you must use the negative existence verb ない to say that such an expectation does not exist. This might be in the form of 〜はずがない or 〜はずはない depending on which particle you want to use. The negative conjugation はずじゃない is really only used when you want to confirm in a positive sense such as 〜はずじゃないか？.


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• 彼は８時に来るはずだったが、１０時になるまで姿を現さなかった。   [ex #442]
He was supposed to be there at 8 o'clock and he didn't show up till ten.

• 易しいはずだったのに、試験は予想外に難しかった。   [ex #583]
It was supposed to be easy, but the test proved to be unexpectedly difficult.

• そんな筈はない   [ex #3189]
That cannot be.

• 来るはずはない   [ex #3263]
It's not likely he will come

• 来るはずだっだ   [ex #3298]
he was supposed to be here

• 来たはずだ   [ex #3299]
it is certain that he was here

• 来るはずです   [ex #3300]
it is certain he will come

• どうして私が彼の居場所を知っていようか。知るはずがない。   [ex #5361]
How should I know where he is?

• どんなに長い日でも終わりがあるはずだ。   [ex #5362]
The longest day must have an end.

• 急須にもうお茶が残っているはずがない。   [ex #5363]
There cannot be some more tea in the pot.

• もし、あなたが税金を払う身であれば、そんなことは言わないはずですよ。   [ex #5364]
If you were footing the bill, you wouldn't say that.

• もし車が無いのなら、彼は事務所にいるはずがない。   [ex #5365]
If the car is gone, he can't be at the office.

• アンがピアノをひているはずがない。   [ex #5366]
Ann cannot be playing the piano.

• カールが優等生だったはずがない。   [ex #5367]
Carl cannot have been a model student.

• ジェーンがそんなことを言ったはずはない。   [ex #5368]
Jane cannot have said such a thing.

• ジョンのような正直者が嘘を言ったはずが無い。   [ex #5369]
Such an honest man as John cannot have told a lie.

• ジョンは今にもここへ来るはずだ。   [ex #5370]
John should be here any minute now.

• ジョンは今ロンドンに住んでいるはずがない。   [ex #5371]
John can not be living in London now.

• バスはすぐ来るはずです。   [ex #5372]
The bus should be coming soon.

• ロケットは今ごろには当然月に着いているはずだ。   [ex #5373]
The rocket ought to have reached the moon by now.

• 田中さんが、病気の子どもだけを家にのこして出かけるはずがない。   [ex #5374]
Mrs Tanaka is not supposed to leave the ill child alone at home.

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• beki
• kkonai    (this grammar is similar to はずがない [hazu ga/wa nai])

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  Comments:  

• はず is used in a number of ways, XXはずがない literally "There's no expection of XX"
  used for "There's no way XX" "There's no chance of XX" (contributor: Amatuka)
  
• はず means the slip provided at the end of an arrow to provide a fit with the bow string, which turned into the meaning of "naturally, of course, logically correct, etc." そんな筈はない therefore means that "there is no such fitting" i.e., it cannot be or logically not possible. (contributor: bamboo4)
  
• [CONJUCTION:HAZU CONJUCT WITH PLAIN FORM]
  イー形容詞　→　高いはず／高かったはずです。
  なー形容詞→静かなはず／静かだったはすです。
  名詞→学生の／学生だったはずです
  動詞→話す／話したはずです。
  (contributor: Bharat)
  
• Bharat > thanks for the format, I added as a Note since it is a good example of conjugation. (contributor: dc)
  
• 来るはずだっだ or 来たはずだ?　The examples use the former format while the notes illustrate the latter - are both correct? If so, is one more natural or is there a rule involved with choosing which to use? (contributor: Anonymous)
  
• 来るはずだっだ means he was supposed to be here, while 来たはずだ means it is certain that he was here. (contributor: bamboo4)
  
• so はず can have the meaning of "certain" rather than "probable" when it is used about a past event? I added the last three examples to hilite this... (contributor: dc)
  
• bamboo4 I think 来たはずだ means that I believe he should have been here. If that is the fact that he was here, we would clearly say　彼はここに来ました。What do you think?
  dc #5374　文字化けしています。maybe 可能性はずっと低くなる　?? Also, I think 英語を話せなければ would be more natural. (contributor: Miki)
  
• umm, 文字化け yes or no, #5374 is は(wa) and ずっと, not はず and っと. It should be deleted. (contributor: mankind)
  
• I agree with mankind.
  (contributor: bamboo4)
  
• I changed ex #5374 to fit the grammar entry according to the last 3 notes. I modified ex #5363 choosing 急須（きゅうす）as Mikiさん said below. (contributor: 赤毛)
  
• ex #5363　ぽっと shold be ポット.　If the tea is Japanese tea, it should be 急須（きゅうす）. (contributor: Miki)
  
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