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Yes, most definitely.
- "tener que" means "to have to" for example, "no tengo que ir" means "I don't have to go." - "tener porqué" means "to have a reason" for example, "no tengo porqué ir" means "I don't have a reason to go." |
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If you say "2 + 2 no tiene que sumar 4", you're saying that adding these two numbers don't have an obligation to be 4.
If you say "2 + 2 no tiene por qué sumar 4", it means there is no reason why 2 + 2 should add 4.
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Los blogos de El País.
![]() Hay un abuso de la frase hecha "(en tal o cual disciplina o situación) no siempre dos y dos suman cuatro" que se usa para decir que no hay que pensar linealmente. En este caso el autor -falta de ortografía mediante- dice que los contenidos de las neveras no respondían a los estereotipos personales que él tenía sobre sus poseedores. La frase es ridícula desde el punto de vista lógico y en el contexto en que se la usa, pero "tener por qué" significa y se usa tal cual lo hemos explicado.
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The word "porque" don't use accent and it is used when you're answering a question with a reason, it is like "because".
Ex: "Respondo esto porque quiero." --> "I answer this because I want to." In the other hand "por qué" with a space and accent is used when you ask for a reason like "why" OR when you answer with a negation. Ex: "¿Por qué dije eso?" --> "Why I said that?" "No tengo por qué esperar." --> "I have no reason to wait." |
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