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English
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gotta
- (informal, colloquial) Contraction of have got to (“have to; must”).
I gotta learn this for my exam.
- (informal, colloquial) Contraction of have to.
If there's beer, dude, you don't even gotta ask.
2016, Yuu Kamiya, translated by Daniel Komen, No Game No Life, volume 4:“All right, let’s go. They must have sake, eh? Oh, Izuna, will you come along?”
“If they have fish or meat, you don’t gotta ask, please.”
- (informal, colloquial) Contraction of got a.
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Finnish
Noun
gotta
- abessive singular of go
Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin gutta.
Noun
gotta f (plural gotte)
- gout
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
gotta
- inflection of gottare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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Portuguese
Noun
gotta f (plural gottas)
- Obsolete spelling of gota
Romansch
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Noun
gotta f (plural gottas)
- (carpentry, Surmiran) nail
Swedish
Verb
gotta (present gottar, preterite gottade, supine gottat, imperative gotta)
- (reflexive) to enjoy oneself (often in a gloating manner)
Han gottade sig åt rivalens dundertabbe- He gloated over his rivals' massive blunder
Conjugation
Conjugation of gotta (weak)
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