t'es pas obligée

you don't have to

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you don't have to Informal spoken French: t'es is a contraction of tu es. Obligée is feminine; the masculine form is t'es pas obligé. In the past, t'étais pas obligé(e) means “you didn't have to” or “you weren't obligated.”

FR: T'es pas obligée de venir si tu es fatiguée.

EN: You don't have to come if you're tired.

T'es pas obligée d'aimer.

You don't have to like it.

— La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013)

T'es pas obligée, tu sais.

You don't have to, you know.

— Volver (2006)

T'es pas obligée de faire ça.

You don't have to do that.

— Anaconda (2025)

T'es pas obligée.

You don't have to.

T'es pas obligée de la voir.

You don't have to see her.

— Volver (2006)

Si tu veux pas, t'es pas obligée.

If you don't want to, you don't have to.

— Love Actually (2003)

T'es pas obligée de revenir.

You don't have to come back.

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)