べきではなかった（べきではなかった）

JLPT N1 · noun

Meaning: should not have

Example sentences

• あんなことを言うべきではなかった。 — I shouldn't have said such a thing.
• 軽く約束するべきではなかった。 — I shouldn't have made a promise so lightly.

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