べく

beku

auxiliary verb 連用形

べく is the masu-stem of べし — peg.

Classical Japanese — you’ll mostly meet it in older texts and set phrases

Full entry for ペグ

How it’s built

べしべく

Masu-stem (連用形). The base for ます, たい and ながら, and the way to link two actions: 書き → 書きます.

べし is a classical japanese conjugation, so it follows that pattern.

なるべく早く返事をください。

なるべくはやくへんじをください。

Please reply as soon as possible.

Nihoner sentence bank

テントを張る場所は、なるべく平らで水はけの良いところを選びましょう。

てんとをはるばしょは、なるべくたいらでみずはけのよいところをえらびましょう。

For the place to pitch the tent, let's choose a spot that is as flat as possible and has good drainage.

Nihoner sentence bank

なるべく早く行くよ。

なるべくはやくいくよ。

I'll come as soon as I can.