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Él tiene que rebuscar en su cuarto para encontrar el reloj.

Él tiene que rebuscar en su cuarto para encontrar el reloj.
He has to search thoroughly in his room to find the watch.
From Lesson 231:Expressing probability (a lo mejor)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Él tiene que rebuscar en su cuarto para encontrar el reloj.

What is the difference between buscar and rebuscar?
Buscar means "to look for" or "to search." Adding the prefix re- intensifies the action in Spanish. So, rebuscar means "to search thoroughly," "to rummage," or "to turn upside down." It shows he isn't just looking casually; he is searching very hard.
Why do we use que after tiene in this sentence?
The phrase tener que followed by an infinitive verb (here, rebuscar) is a set formula meaning "to have to" do something. If you drop the que, él tiene just means "he has" (as in owning something), which wouldn't make sense placed directly before another verb.
Why use para instead of por before encontrar?
You use para before an infinitive verb when expressing a specific goal or purpose, meaning "in order to." He is searching his room in order to find the watch. Por is generally used for the cause, reason, or means behind an action, not the final goal.
Could I use habitación or dormitorio instead of cuarto here?
Absolutely. Cuarto is a very common, everyday word for a room, and it usually implies a bedroom when talking about someone's house. Dormitorio specifically means "bedroom," and habitación is another standard word for "room" or "bedroom." All three are completely natural here.

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