Meaning of “Why Has Love Got 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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Well, I knew what it means "I have got to do sth", but in this case the structure of "whay has love got..." is the difficult thing. I'd expect him to say "has got love to" if he wants to say "why love must 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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    FWIW the song is actually "Why does love got to be so sad", not "has".
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  • To back up @hobbs, it's even right there in the video title and description. Honestly not sure where the "has" comes from.
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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"?




Edited:
Well, I knew what it means "I have got to do sth", but in this case the structure of "whay has love got..." is the difficult thing. I'd expect him to say "has got love to" if he wants to say "why love must 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
    4 hours ago






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    FWIW the song is actually "Why does love got to be so sad", not "has".
    – hobbs
    2 hours ago










  • To back up @hobbs, it's even right there in the video title and description. Honestly not sure where the "has" comes from.
    – jpmc26
    5 mins ago













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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"?




Edited:
Well, I knew what it means "I have got to do sth", but in this case the structure of "whay has love got..." is the difficult thing. I'd expect him to say "has got love to" if he wants to say "why love must 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"?




Edited:
Well, I knew what it means "I have got to do sth", but in this case the structure of "whay has love got..." is the difficult thing. I'd expect him to say "has got love to" if he wants to say "why love must 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
    4 hours ago






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    FWIW the song is actually "Why does love got to be so sad", not "has".
    – hobbs
    2 hours ago










  • To back up @hobbs, it's even right there in the video title and description. Honestly not sure where the "has" comes from.
    – jpmc26
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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
    4 hours ago






  • 1




    FWIW the song is actually "Why does love got to be so sad", not "has".
    – hobbs
    2 hours ago










  • To back up @hobbs, it's even right there in the video title and description. Honestly not sure where the "has" comes from.
    – jpmc26
    5 mins ago








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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
4 hours 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
4 hours ago




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FWIW the song is actually "Why does love got to be so sad", not "has".
– hobbs
2 hours ago




FWIW the song is actually "Why does love got to be so sad", not "has".
– hobbs
2 hours ago












To back up @hobbs, it's even right there in the video title and description. Honestly not sure where the "has" comes from.
– jpmc26
5 mins ago





To back up @hobbs, it's even right there in the video title and description. Honestly not sure where the "has" comes from.
– jpmc26
5 mins ago











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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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  • [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.
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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 another verb after have/has got/must.







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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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        Clicking the down arrow without giving any explanation is always so helpful...
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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
        4 hours ago






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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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      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?






      share|improve this answer


















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        Clicking the down arrow without giving any explanation is always so helpful...
        – 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
        4 hours ago






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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!
        – Alberto Solano
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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?






      share|improve this answer















      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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      • [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
        4 hours ago






      • 1




        I'm not the downvoter, and I agree with you that some explanation should be added while downvoting.
        – Conceivable assessment
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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!
        – Alberto Solano
        4 hours ago










      • books.google.com/…
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        Clicking the down arrow without giving any explanation is always so helpful...
        – Alberto Solano
        5 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
        4 hours ago






      • 1




        I'm not the downvoter, and I agree with you that some explanation should be added while downvoting.
        – Conceivable assessment
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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!
        – Alberto Solano
        4 hours ago










      • books.google.com/…
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      Clicking the down arrow without giving any explanation is always so helpful...
      – Alberto Solano
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      Clicking the down arrow without giving any explanation is always so helpful...
      – 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
      4 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
      4 hours ago




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      I'm not the downvoter, and I agree with you that some explanation should be added while downvoting.
      – Conceivable assessment
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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!
      – Alberto Solano
      4 hours 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!
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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







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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







          share|improve this answer












          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 another verb after have/has got/must.







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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 another verb after have/has got/must.







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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 another verb after have/has got/must.







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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 another verb after have/has got/must.








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