Ver la fuerza
Could somebody explain to me the meaning of the sentence "Tiene que verlo a la fuerza." It doesn't make sense in translators.
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I am quite confident with this answer as I have personally researched this particular phrase.
tener que hacer algo + a la fuerza = "to have to have done something" (inevitably) or "to be bound to have done something". So your sentence would read:
"Tiene que verlo a la fuerza." = "You/She/He is(are) bound to see it." or "It is inevitable that you/he/she see(s) it."
Hope this helps.
I don't think a literal translation will work here. The meaning of this phrase is : he/she will see it no matter what, or probably more clear: there is no way he/she won't see it.
I guess is some king of idiomatic expression and makes no sense if literally translated.
An example: "El cartel es tan grande, que tiene que verlo a la fuerza".
The sign is so big that he will see it no matter what.
I have a feeling 'a la fuerza' is just a way of emphasizing something - a bit like saying 'that's for sure', 'undoubtably', 'it's necessary' etc.
You (Ud) have to see it! (that's for sure). (or he/she has to see it etc)
or like we might say about say one of the latest movies that we thought was awesome -
You so have to see it!
But I must admit that it's a bit of a guess so hopefully a native will weigh in 
Okay, this just reminded me of an instance of this wording in English. I was just in "A Midsummer Night's Dream, and I remembered this quote from Puck:
And the Athenian woman by his side; That, when he wak'd, of force she must be ey'd.
Just a thought! Thanks for all the great responses!
A la fuerza: (by force) Against one's will.
I believe it needs some context to translate the person of "tiene".
He/she/it/usted has to see the force.
It could be third person singular or second person formal "usted".
Hope that helps!
