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Ter de
Ter de plus an infinitive is the strongest obligation in Portuguese, an external necessity you cannot avoid. Portugal keeps the preposition de in careful speech and writing, so ter de is the form to learn here. Ter que exists but sounds Brazilian to a Portuguese ear.
Examples in context
Vais ter de esperar um pouco.
You will have to wait a little.
Ela tem de trabalhar ao sábado.
She has to work on Saturday.
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