expected to
should
Structure
- Verb + はずだ
- いAdj + はずだ
- Noun + の・はずだ
- なAdj + な・はずだ
[strong expectation]
Does this require だ? Some sentences I see it used other it’s not. Is it just preference?
@Johnathan-Weir Hey! だ is added to emphasize or affirm the proceeding statement. だ also comes across as more masculine; women are less likely to use it. This means that adding だ can make the statement sound a bit harsh/blunt, so if you want to sound softer in your delivery, it might be better to omit it. To sum up, while it is not required, だ helps give はず that extra oomph that you might be looking to convey when using it. Cheers!
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That’s what I figured based on previous knowledge of だ and that makes sense since I was watching Japanese Ammo when I first heard it.
Might be good info to add under the [strong expectation] tag.
Could this somehow be the はず as in 外?
Or am I looking too much into this.
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Hey 
The kanji for はず are:
- 筈
- 弭
But it is really cool that you are looking deep into things, that way you can understand much more!
Cheers, 
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I’d love it if a little side note was added about what kanji could be used for the grammar. It sometimes helps making much more sense of the grammar point.
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Hey
According to the great suggestion, I have added the information to the grammar point!
Cheers,
PS
Sorry for late answer (basically I have been sick for last few weeks 
)
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Perhaps the grammar point should just be はず? In the examples used in Genki it uses はずです and the DBJG item is just はず giving examples that use both だ and です.
The structure section could be rephrased as はず + ( だ/です)