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muss das sein

does it have to be?

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does it have to be? Often used rhetorically to express annoyance. In “So muss das sein,” it means “That’s how it should be.”
GE: Muss das sein, Herr Eckert?
EN: Does it have to be, Mr. Eckert?

Muss das sein, Scotland Yard?

Is this really necessary, Scotland Yard?

— Plötzlich Papa (2016)

So muss das sein!

That's how it should be!

— Anaconda (2025)

Oh, Kimmel, muss das sein?

Oh, Kimmel, is this really necessary?

— Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Muss das sein, Herr Eckert?

Is this really necessary, Mr. Eckert?

— Das Experiment (2001)