When is "que" used
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When is "que" used, and how does it translate? For example, if I want to say "I have to study", why is it "tengo que estudiar" and not just "tengo estudiar" or "tengo a estudiar"? I thought that que meant what or that...
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updated MAY 31, 2010
edited by mar959
posted by melchurn
It's mandatory to use correct spelling and punctuation on this site. - mar959, MAY 31, 2010
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Welcome to the forum! 
You're right, que can mean what or that and many other things. Here's a link to the listing in our online dictionary. link
When que is paired with the verb tener, however, the entire phrase means "to have to". Don't try to break it down. Just learn it as a phrase.
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posted by mar959
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Very frequently.
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posted by geofc
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French: "Il faut que j'etudie" literal translation "It is a must THAT I study"
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posted by sfrenchie
