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I saw a song of Eric Clapton in which he says "Why Has Love Got To Be So Sad". This kind of structure is a little difficult to me to understand as an non native English speaker. In the simple interpretation of words, does it mean (in other words) to ask "Why love happens to be so sad?" or "Why love has to be so sad"?
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I saw a song of Eric Clapton in which he says "Why Has Love Got To Be So Sad". This kind of structure is a little difficult to me to understand as an non native English speaker. In the simple interpretation of words, does it mean (in other words) to ask "Why love happens to be so sad?" or "Why love has to be so sad"?
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The words Why love happens to be so sad and Why love has to be so sad are not questions. They're just noun phrases syntactically equivalent to He told me the answer (or, for example, He told me why love has to be so sad.
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I saw a song of Eric Clapton in which he says "Why Has Love Got To Be So Sad". This kind of structure is a little difficult to me to understand as an non native English speaker. In the simple interpretation of words, does it mean (in other words) to ask "Why love happens to be so sad?" or "Why love has to be so sad"?
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I saw a song of Eric Clapton in which he says "Why Has Love Got To Be So Sad". This kind of structure is a little difficult to me to understand as an non native English speaker. In the simple interpretation of words, does it mean (in other words) to ask "Why love happens to be so sad?" or "Why love has to be so sad"?
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The words Why love happens to be so sad and Why love has to be so sad are not questions. They're just noun phrases syntactically equivalent to He told me the answer (or, for example, He told me why love has to be so sad.
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The words Why love happens to be so sad and Why love has to be so sad are not questions. They're just noun phrases syntactically equivalent to He told me the answer (or, for example, He told me why love has to be so sad.
– FumbleFingers
1 hour ago
The words Why love happens to be so sad and Why love has to be so sad are not questions. They're just noun phrases syntactically equivalent to He told me the answer (or, for example, He told me why love has to be so sad.
– FumbleFingers
1 hour ago
The words Why love happens to be so sad and Why love has to be so sad are not questions. They're just noun phrases syntactically equivalent to He told me the answer (or, for example, He told me why love has to be so sad.
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Why Has Love Got To Be So Sad
What couldn't be so easy to you understand is the usage of have got to.
When you use have got to, you're saying that something is necessary or must happen in the way stated in the sentence.
In the question, Eric Clapton is wondering, in other terms: Why must love be so sad?
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– Alberto Solano
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[not the dv] have got to be is not present perfect and [so easy for you to understand]. Have got is an alternative form of the present tense, used in speaking: to have or to have got.
– Lambie
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I'm not the downvoter, and I agree with you that some explanation should be added while downvoting.
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@Lambie Yes, indeed when I first read the sentence I mixed up present perfect with the usage of have got to. When I updated the answer the proper usage of have got to, I forgot to remove indeed that reference. Thanks!
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The best way to interpret this is to assume that have got to means must. So this means
Why must love be so sad?
Note that in both of the suggestions you offered, you have forgotten to do the subject-auxiliary inversion that is required to make a question. Neither sentence has an auxiliary, so you must add one - does.
Love happens to be so sad. - statement
Love [does] happen to be so sad. - statement
Why does love happen to be so sad? - question
Love has to be so sad. - statement
Love [does] have to be so sad. - statement
Why does love have to be so sad? - statement
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Why has love got to be so sad?
In English, there are two present forms of the verb have when it means to have an obligation or be necessary (to have to do or be something or to have got to do or be something) or possession or ownership (to have or have got something).
to have to be something can also be said as: to have got to be something.
- I have got to go now. She has got to be kidding.
- I have to go now. She has to be kidding.
- I must go. She must be kidding.
The three sentences above all mean the same thing. What is confusing to ELLers is that the verb have has two forms in the present tense:
To have to be something=To have got to be something.
Why has love got to be so sad? [Third person singular, has got]. This line could have been written in any of the other two ways given above as well.
Please note:
Please note: have got is used in speech, not in writing. Also, I gave have/has got to be kidding because in English there is often a another verb after have/has got/must.
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3 Answers
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Why Has Love Got To Be So Sad
What couldn't be so easy to you understand is the usage of have got to.
When you use have got to, you're saying that something is necessary or must happen in the way stated in the sentence.
In the question, Eric Clapton is wondering, in other terms: Why must love be so sad?
answered 2 hours ago
Alberto Solano
25416
2
Clicking the down arrow without giving any explanation is always so helpful...
– Alberto Solano
2 hours ago
[not the dv] have got to be is not present perfect and [so easy for you to understand]. Have got is an alternative form of the present tense, used in speaking: to have or to have got.
– Lambie
1 hour ago
1
I'm not the downvoter, and I agree with you that some explanation should be added while downvoting.
– Conceivable assessment
1 hour ago
@Lambie Yes, indeed when I first read the sentence I mixed up present perfect with the usage of have got to. When I updated the answer the proper usage of have got to, I forgot to remove indeed that reference. Thanks!
– Alberto Solano
1 hour ago
books.google.com/…
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
1 min ago
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up vote
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Why Has Love Got To Be So Sad
What couldn't be so easy to you understand is the usage of have got to.
When you use have got to, you're saying that something is necessary or must happen in the way stated in the sentence.
In the question, Eric Clapton is wondering, in other terms: Why must love be so sad?
answered 2 hours ago
Alberto Solano
25416
2
Clicking the down arrow without giving any explanation is always so helpful...
– Alberto Solano
2 hours ago
[not the dv] have got to be is not present perfect and [so easy for you to understand]. Have got is an alternative form of the present tense, used in speaking: to have or to have got.
– Lambie
1 hour ago
1
I'm not the downvoter, and I agree with you that some explanation should be added while downvoting.
– Conceivable assessment
1 hour ago
@Lambie Yes, indeed when I first read the sentence I mixed up present perfect with the usage of have got to. When I updated the answer the proper usage of have got to, I forgot to remove indeed that reference. Thanks!
– Alberto Solano
1 hour ago
books.google.com/…
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
1 min ago
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up vote
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Why Has Love Got To Be So Sad
What couldn't be so easy to you understand is the usage of have got to.
When you use have got to, you're saying that something is necessary or must happen in the way stated in the sentence.
In the question, Eric Clapton is wondering, in other terms: Why must love be so sad?
answered 2 hours ago
Alberto Solano
25416
Why Has Love Got To Be So Sad
What couldn't be so easy to you understand is the usage of have got to.
When you use have got to, you're saying that something is necessary or must happen in the way stated in the sentence.
In the question, Eric Clapton is wondering, in other terms: Why must love be so sad?
answered 2 hours ago
Alberto Solano
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edited 1 hour ago
answered 2 hours ago
Alberto Solano
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answered 2 hours ago
Alberto Solano
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answered 2 hours ago
Alberto Solano
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25416
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Clicking the down arrow without giving any explanation is always so helpful...
– Alberto Solano
2 hours ago
[not the dv] have got to be is not present perfect and [so easy for you to understand]. Have got is an alternative form of the present tense, used in speaking: to have or to have got.
– Lambie
1 hour ago
1
I'm not the downvoter, and I agree with you that some explanation should be added while downvoting.
– Conceivable assessment
1 hour ago
@Lambie Yes, indeed when I first read the sentence I mixed up present perfect with the usage of have got to. When I updated the answer the proper usage of have got to, I forgot to remove indeed that reference. Thanks!
– Alberto Solano
1 hour ago
books.google.com/…
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
1 min ago
add a comment |Â
2
Clicking the down arrow without giving any explanation is always so helpful...
– Alberto Solano
2 hours ago
[not the dv] have got to be is not present perfect and [so easy for you to understand]. Have got is an alternative form of the present tense, used in speaking: to have or to have got.
– Lambie
1 hour ago
1
I'm not the downvoter, and I agree with you that some explanation should be added while downvoting.
– Conceivable assessment
1 hour ago
@Lambie Yes, indeed when I first read the sentence I mixed up present perfect with the usage of have got to. When I updated the answer the proper usage of have got to, I forgot to remove indeed that reference. Thanks!
– Alberto Solano
1 hour ago
books.google.com/…
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
1 min ago
2
2
Clicking the down arrow without giving any explanation is always so helpful...
– Alberto Solano
2 hours ago
Clicking the down arrow without giving any explanation is always so helpful...
– Alberto Solano
2 hours ago
[not the dv] have got to be is not present perfect and [so easy for you to understand]. Have got is an alternative form of the present tense, used in speaking: to have or to have got.
– Lambie
1 hour ago
[not the dv] have got to be is not present perfect and [so easy for you to understand]. Have got is an alternative form of the present tense, used in speaking: to have or to have got.
– Lambie
1 hour ago
1
1
I'm not the downvoter, and I agree with you that some explanation should be added while downvoting.
– Conceivable assessment
1 hour ago
I'm not the downvoter, and I agree with you that some explanation should be added while downvoting.
– Conceivable assessment
1 hour ago
@Lambie Yes, indeed when I first read the sentence I mixed up present perfect with the usage of have got to. When I updated the answer the proper usage of have got to, I forgot to remove indeed that reference. Thanks!
– Alberto Solano
1 hour ago
@Lambie Yes, indeed when I first read the sentence I mixed up present perfect with the usage of have got to. When I updated the answer the proper usage of have got to, I forgot to remove indeed that reference. Thanks!
– Alberto Solano
1 hour ago
books.google.com/…
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
1 min ago
books.google.com/…
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
1 min ago
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The best way to interpret this is to assume that have got to means must. So this means
Why must love be so sad?
Note that in both of the suggestions you offered, you have forgotten to do the subject-auxiliary inversion that is required to make a question. Neither sentence has an auxiliary, so you must add one - does.
Love happens to be so sad. - statement
Love [does] happen to be so sad. - statement
Why does love happen to be so sad? - question
Love has to be so sad. - statement
Love [does] have to be so sad. - statement
Why does love have to be so sad? - statement
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The best way to interpret this is to assume that have got to means must. So this means
Why must love be so sad?
Note that in both of the suggestions you offered, you have forgotten to do the subject-auxiliary inversion that is required to make a question. Neither sentence has an auxiliary, so you must add one - does.
Love happens to be so sad. - statement
Love [does] happen to be so sad. - statement
Why does love happen to be so sad? - question
Love has to be so sad. - statement
Love [does] have to be so sad. - statement
Why does love have to be so sad? - statement
answered 2 hours ago
JavaLatte
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up vote
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up vote
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down vote
The best way to interpret this is to assume that have got to means must. So this means
Why must love be so sad?
Note that in both of the suggestions you offered, you have forgotten to do the subject-auxiliary inversion that is required to make a question. Neither sentence has an auxiliary, so you must add one - does.
Love happens to be so sad. - statement
Love [does] happen to be so sad. - statement
Why does love happen to be so sad? - question
Love has to be so sad. - statement
Love [does] have to be so sad. - statement
Why does love have to be so sad? - statement
answered 2 hours ago
JavaLatte
37k23884
The best way to interpret this is to assume that have got to means must. So this means
Why must love be so sad?
Note that in both of the suggestions you offered, you have forgotten to do the subject-auxiliary inversion that is required to make a question. Neither sentence has an auxiliary, so you must add one - does.
Love happens to be so sad. - statement
Love [does] happen to be so sad. - statement
Why does love happen to be so sad? - question
Love has to be so sad. - statement
Love [does] have to be so sad. - statement
Why does love have to be so sad? - statement
answered 2 hours ago
JavaLatte
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JavaLatte
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Why has love got to be so sad?
In English, there are two present forms of the verb have when it means to have an obligation or be necessary (to have to do or be something or to have got to do or be something) or possession or ownership (to have or have got something).
to have to be something can also be said as: to have got to be something.
- I have got to go now. She has got to be kidding.
- I have to go now. She has to be kidding.
- I must go. She must be kidding.
The three sentences above all mean the same thing. What is confusing to ELLers is that the verb have has two forms in the present tense:
To have to be something=To have got to be something.
Why has love got to be so sad? [Third person singular, has got]. This line could have been written in any of the other two ways given above as well.
Please note:
Please note: have got is used in speech, not in writing. Also, I gave have/has got to be kidding because in English there is often a another verb after have/has got/must.
answered 1 hour ago
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Why has love got to be so sad?
In English, there are two present forms of the verb have when it means to have an obligation or be necessary (to have to do or be something or to have got to do or be something) or possession or ownership (to have or have got something).
to have to be something can also be said as: to have got to be something.
- I have got to go now. She has got to be kidding.
- I have to go now. She has to be kidding.
- I must go. She must be kidding.
The three sentences above all mean the same thing. What is confusing to ELLers is that the verb have has two forms in the present tense:
To have to be something=To have got to be something.
Why has love got to be so sad? [Third person singular, has got]. This line could have been written in any of the other two ways given above as well.
Please note:
Please note: have got is used in speech, not in writing. Also, I gave have/has got to be kidding because in English there is often a another verb after have/has got/must.
answered 1 hour ago
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Why has love got to be so sad?
In English, there are two present forms of the verb have when it means to have an obligation or be necessary (to have to do or be something or to have got to do or be something) or possession or ownership (to have or have got something).
to have to be something can also be said as: to have got to be something.
- I have got to go now. She has got to be kidding.
- I have to go now. She has to be kidding.
- I must go. She must be kidding.
The three sentences above all mean the same thing. What is confusing to ELLers is that the verb have has two forms in the present tense:
To have to be something=To have got to be something.
Why has love got to be so sad? [Third person singular, has got]. This line could have been written in any of the other two ways given above as well.
Please note:
Please note: have got is used in speech, not in writing. Also, I gave have/has got to be kidding because in English there is often a another verb after have/has got/must.
answered 1 hour ago
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Why has love got to be so sad?
In English, there are two present forms of the verb have when it means to have an obligation or be necessary (to have to do or be something or to have got to do or be something) or possession or ownership (to have or have got something).
to have to be something can also be said as: to have got to be something.
- I have got to go now. She has got to be kidding.
- I have to go now. She has to be kidding.
- I must go. She must be kidding.
The three sentences above all mean the same thing. What is confusing to ELLers is that the verb have has two forms in the present tense:
To have to be something=To have got to be something.
Why has love got to be so sad? [Third person singular, has got]. This line could have been written in any of the other two ways given above as well.
Please note:
Please note: have got is used in speech, not in writing. Also, I gave have/has got to be kidding because in English there is often a another verb after have/has got/must.
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The words Why love happens to be so sad and Why love has to be so sad are not questions. They're just noun phrases syntactically equivalent to He told me the answer (or, for example, He told me why love has to be so sad.
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