Tener que vs Hay que: obligación personal o impersonal
Obligación personal vs impersonal: transforma entre ‘tener que’ y ‘hay que’.
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Norma de oficina: En nuestra empresa, ______ llegar a tiempo.
Quick rule: tener que + infinitivo = personal obligation; hay que + infinitivo = impersonal/general obligation.
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Think: this is a rule for everyone in the company, not for a specific "yo/nosotros".
Quick rule: tener que + infinitivo = personal obligation; hay que + infinitivo = impersonal/general obligation.
"hay que" expresses an impersonal obligation, a rule or norm that applies to everyone. "tener que" is a personal obligation that changes with the subject.
Look at "yo": you need the personal form tener + que + infinitivo.
"tengo que + infinitive" expresses a personal obligation of the speaker. The verb tener must agree with the subject: yo tengo, tú tienes, él/ella tiene, nosotros tenemos, etc.
Change from a general rule to "nosotros" using tener que.
"hay que reciclar" (everyone needs to) becomes "nosotros tenemos que reciclar" (we are obliged to).
Think: it’s a rule of the place (hospital), not a personal obligation of one specific person.
This is a rule for everyone (impersonal) → hay que + infinitive.
For general norms, we use the impersonal form.
"hay que" expresses a general, impersonal norm/obligation: "You have to/one must/it’s necessary to."
Conjugate tener in the 1st person plural (nosotros).
Agree tener with "nosotros" → tenemos; full structure: "tenemos que + infinitive".
Transform from "ellos tienen que…" to a general norm.
We change from the personal form (tienen que) to an impersonal rule: hay que + infinitive (a rule for everyone).
Look at the subject: "tú" → 2nd person singular of tener: tienes + que.
This is an order/requirement addressed to "tú" → tienes que + infinitive (personal obligation).
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