Breakdown of Has de recordar on és el telèfon abans de sortir.
ser
to be
on
where
abans de
before
sortir
to go out
Questions & Answers about Has de recordar on és el telèfon abans de sortir.
What does has de mean here?
Has de means you have to or you must.
It is a very common Catalan way to express obligation:
- He de = I have to
- Has de = you have to
- Ha de = he/she has to
- Hem de = we have to
- Heu de = you all have to
- Han de = they have to
So:
- Has de recordar... = You have to remember...
This is built with haver + de + infinitive.
Why is it has de and not something with tenir?
Catalan commonly uses haver de + infinitive to mean have to / must.
So:
- Has de recordar = You have to remember
You may also hear tenir que in some informal speech, especially under Spanish influence, but standard Catalan strongly prefers haver de.
So for learners, has de + infinitive is the safest and most standard choice.
Why is there a de after has?