Thread: Are "tener que" and "tener de qué" interchangeable?
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Old June 20, 2023, 11:10 PM
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"No tienes de qué preocuparte" = "You have nothing to worry about."

"No tienes que preocuparte" = "You don't have to worry."

"Tener que" and "tener de qué" are not synonymous expressions, and the surface meanings of these two sentences are different.
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