tener que — meaning in English

English meaning

• have verb To own or possess something.
• must verb Used to say that something is required or necessary.
• need noun A requirement for something essential or important.
• should verb Used to give advice, an opinion, or an instruction about what is right or expected.

Senses

tener que is used for these senses in English:

• have (transitive with bare infinitive) To cause to, by a command, request or invitation.
• have to Must; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation.
• must To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.
• need (intransitive) To be required; to be necessary.
• should Ought to; expressing expectation.

have — full definition

1. verb To own or possess something.
2. verb To experience, undergo, or be affected by something.
3. verb Used with a past participle to form the perfect tense, showing an action is completed.
4. verb To cause something to be done, often by someone else.
5. verb To eat or drink something.

must — full definition

1. verb Used to say that something is required or necessary.
2. verb Used to say that something is very likely or almost certainly true.
3. noun Something that is essential or highly recommended.

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