How do native English speakers say "he has to"?

Native speakers reduce "he has to" to "he hasta" (/hi ˈhæstə/) in natural speech. He is obliged or required to do something.

he has to → he hasta | Reduction

Q: What is the connected speech form of "he has to"?

"he has to" becomes "he hasta" — a reduction pattern. In fast speech, 'has to' often reduces to 'hasta'. This happens because the 's' in 'has' can devoice to /s/ before the 't' in 'to', and the vowel in 'to' reduces to a schwa.

he has to → he hasta /hi ˈhæstə/ Reduction

He is obliged or required to do something.

In fast speech, 'has to' often reduces to 'hasta'. This happens because the 's' in 'has' can devoice to /s/ before the 't' in 'to', and the vowel in 'to' reduces to a schwa.

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he has to → he hasta

/hi ˈhæstə/

He is obliged or required to do something.

In fast speech, 'has to' often reduces to 'hasta'. This happens because the 's' in 'has' can devoice to /s/ before the 't' in 'to', and the vowel in 'to' reduces to a schwa.

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Example 1

He has to finish his homework before dinner.

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Example 2

He has to leave early today for an appointment.

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Example 3

He has to call his mother every Sunday.

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Example 4

He hasta get this report done by five.

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Example 5

He hasta pick up the kids from school.

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he has to → he hasta