Portuguese Phrase
Você tem que ver isso.
Meaning
Literally ‘You have to see this.’ It is used to strongly recommend that someone watches or looks at something, such as a video, a news story, or a funny clip.
When to use
Use this phrase in informal conversation when you want to draw a friend’s attention to something you think is worth seeing. It works well in social media comments, chat messages, or face‑to‑face recommendations.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Vocêtemqueverisso.
Pronoun Você
Second‑person singular pronoun used in Brazil for both formal and informal contexts.
Obligation construction tem que + infinitive
‘Tem que’ expresses a necessity or strong recommendation, similar to ‘have to’ in English.
Infinitive verb ver
The verb ‘ver’ (to see/watch) stays in its infinitive form after ‘tem que’.
Demonstrative pronoun isso
‘Isso’ points to something previously mentioned or about to be shown.
🗨In Conversation
Você tem que ver isso.
You have to see this.
O que é? Me manda o link!
What is it? Send me the link!
✕Common Mistakes
Você tem de ver isso.
‘Tem de’ is grammatically correct but less common in everyday Brazilian speech; learners often over‑use it.
Você tem que ver isso?
Adding a question mark changes the meaning to a question; the original phrase is a statement.
Você tem a ver isso.
The preposition ‘a’ does not belong here; the correct construction is ‘tem que + infinitive’.
↔Alternatives
Você precisa ver isso.
You need to see this.
Tem que assistir a isso.
You’ve got to watch this.
Não perca isso.
Don’t miss this.
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, ‘tem que’ is the most common way to express a strong recommendation. If you want to sound a bit more formal or polite, swap it for ‘precisa’ or add ‘por favor’. Also, Brazilians often use ‘ver’ for both ‘to see’ and ‘to watch’, especially when talking about videos or TV shows.