Note 4.5 — SIN QUERER

hemos de 'should.' Perhaps no Spanish locution assumes so many shades of meaning as haber de. It may be rendered by any of the large number of English words and phrases that denote a mild obligation. When it occurs in this text, the list of meanings in the vocabulary should be consulted and the most appropriate one chosen. Moreover, the reader has ample opportunity, in particular cases, to improve upon any given list of meanings.