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Hafta vs Gotta - What's the difference?

hafta | gotta |

As a verb hafta

is eye dialect of lang=en Be required to; must.

As a contraction gotta is

contraction of lang=en.

hafta

English

Verb

  • (colloquial) Be required to; must.
  • I hafta fill in my tax return.

    See also

    * gotta

    gotta

    English

    Contraction

    (en-cont)
  • (informal)
  • I gotta learn this for my examination.
  • (informal)
  • * 2009 , (The Black Eyed Peas), (I Gotta Feeling)
  • I gotta feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night

    See also

    * (particle) * gotcha * gtg * hafta * got-to English eye dialect English non-constituents ----