/ˈɡɒtə/, [ˈɡɒʔə], /ˈɡɑtə/
OriginContraction of got + to.
- abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction, no-pastSynonym of have got to, have to
“I gotta learn this for my exam.”
“If there's beer, dude, you don't even gotta ask.”
““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.””
- abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contractionContraction of got + a.
“I gotta feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night”
Formsgotta(present, singular, third-person) · gotsta(alternative)
Source: Wiktionary