No tienes que... ----- no tienes por qué... Write your own sentence.
This came up in nametaken`s thread.
Her caption:
Cuidar a los niños no tiene por qué ser dificil.
made quentin ask:
What is the purpose of the por?? Cuidar a los niños no tiene que ser difícil. - qfreed
I think he was right to ask, as this has not been explained. Good question quentin.
No tienes que + infinitive =
You don't have to do something/ you mustn't do something
No tienes que venir mañana. You don't have to come tomorrow.
No tienes que tomar más de dos pastillas de este medicamento. You mustn't take more than two tablets...
No tienes por qué + infinitive=
There is no need, you have no obligation, you don't need to do something.
No tienes por qué venir mañana, pero si vienes, me haces un gran favor. You need not come tomorrow, but if you do, you will do me a great favor.
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Post your sentence and the English version, one sentence for each post, choose the form you like Read the post carefully to get the sentence right. Any question to this thread welcome
33 Answers
No tiene que ser una chica para llevar una falda
You don't have to be a girl to wear a skirt 
No tienes que creer todo lo que te dicen, ni todo lo que lees.
You don't have to believe all you're told and all you read.
No tienes por qué ser tan mandona, lo haré de todas formas
You don't need to be so bossy, I'll do it anyway 
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La comida sana no tiene por qué ser aburrida.
Healthy food need not be boring.
No tienes que andar saliendo por la calle con la música a todo meter.
You don't have to keep hitting the streets with your music cranked all the way up
or
you don't have to keep going out into the streets with your music at full blast.
You don't have to yell, I'm right here.
No tienes por qué gritar, Estoy aquí.
No tienes por qué creerme -- vas a averiguarlo pronto.
You don't have to believe me --- you will find out soon enough.
¡No tienes por qué de enfedarse por esto!
There is no need to get upset about it!
No tiene que hacer su tarea no hay clases mañana.
You don't have to do your homework ,there is no school tomorrow .
No tienes que cocinar la cena, no tengo hambre. You don't have to cook diner, I'm not hungry.
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No tienes por qué meterte en mis asuntos (You shouldn't stick your nose in my business) I couldn't get the text to take an accent mark!!!
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No tienes que venir a la fiesta. Tienes un resfriado.
You don't have to come to the party. You have a cold.
No tienes por qué limpiar el coche, está lloviendo. There is no need to clean the car, it´s raining.
**No tienes por qué decir mentira porque he llagado a conocer todo
You don't need to tell a lie because I've come to know everything**
No tienes por qué cerrar la puerta. There's no need to shut/lock the door
