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〜はずがない: there is no way that

N3 · 08 Opinion, necessity & cannot-help

Strongly denies a possibility: it cannot be true.

Plain form + はずがない; na-adjective な, noun の. Casual: はずない. Stronger than 〜ないはずだ. Based on the speaker's reasoning, not just a hunch.

Examples

彼かれがそんなことをするはずがない。

There is no way he would do such a thing.

一日いちにちで日本語にほんごが話はなせるはずがない。

There is no way you can speak Japanese in one day.