hafta
Slang for must
Hafta is an informal spelling of "have to," representing how the phrase sounds in casual speech: I hafta go, You hafta see this.
Like gonna, wanna, and gotta, it captures the contracted pronunciation that occurs naturally in spoken English.
The spelling appears in dialogue, texting, and informal writing.
informal-spelling
Casual "will" contraction
- gottaColloquial for must
- kindaCasual somewhat
- wannaDesire to, casually
- sortaInformal partial affirmative
gimme · outta · lemme · dunno · coulda · shoulda · woulda · oughta
obligation
Colloquial for must
responsibility · commitment · supposed to · expected · bound · obligated · compelled · no choice