Verb dictionary form + べくして

[Was destined to; as was meant to]

Connection: Verb dictionary form + べくして + same verb

Usage: Used in the pattern "V べくして V た" to express that something happened as it was destined or meant to happen. Implies inevitability — the outcome was a natural and expected consequence. Often used in retrospective analysis.

Common pattern: なるべくしてなった (became what it was destined to become)

Examples:

彼の成功は、なるべくしてなったものだ。(His success was destined to happen.)

あの事故は起こるべくして起こった。(That accident was bound to happen.)

二人は出会うべくして出会ったのだろう。(Those two were probably destined to meet.)