Hay que means "someone has to"?

Question

Please tell me how "hay que" is translated to mean "someone has to" if "hay" means "there is" and "que" means "that".

Answer 1

It's just one of those expressions you have to learn to live with.

Tengo que estudiar = I have to study

Tienes que estudiar = you have to study

Hay que estudiar = One must study (to get good grades, to learn Spanish, etc.)

• Hay que = someone should do something, tener que = someone has to do something. - rraul Nov 23, 2009

Answer 2

HI liz, welcome

Well, it really means: someone has to...but it often indicates that you have to ....jeje

I mean when a woman says to her husband:

Hay que cortar el cesped.

what she means is: YOU have to mow the grass

• La frase preferida de mi esposa - Guillermo2 Nov 23, 2009