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hafta

  • /ˈhæf.tə/

Rhymes with -æftə

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Written form of a reduction of have to.

verb hasta · hafta · hadda

  1. abbreviation, colloquial, contraction, no present participle Contraction of have to (“be required to; must”). I hafta fill in my tax return.

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"hafta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hafta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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hafta. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hafta

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"hafta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hafta.

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@misc{hafta_2026,
  title = {hafta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hafta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}