किसी को तो

someone has to

→ कोई

phrase Rare #5,933

someone has to तो adds emphasis, often suggesting that at least someone must do something. किसी को is grammatically marked as “to someone,” though it often corresponds to the English subject “someone.”

HI: किसी को तो दरवाज़ा खोलना होगा।

EN: Someone will have to open the door.

किसी को तो गोली खानी थी।

Someone had to take the bullet.

— Dhamaka (2021)

किसी को तो बात करनी पड़ेगी।

Someone will have to talk.

हमारी कौम को जितना नुकसान पहुँचाया, किसी ना किसी को तो बदला लेना था।

Someone had to avenge the harm done to our community.

— Black Friday (2004)

यही समय की माँग है और अब किसी को तो इस बारे में बात करनी चाहिए।

This is what the times demand, and someone needs to speak up about it now.

— OMG 2 (2023)

किसी को तो उसकी पत्नी को बताना था।

Someone had to tell his wife.

चलो, किसी को तो मेरी पसंद का ख़्याल है।

Well, at least someone cares about what I like.

— Haq (2025)

इसलिए किसी को तो यहाँ रहना पड़ेगा।

So someone will have to stay here.

— 崖の上のポニョ (2008)

किसी को तो बात करनी होगी।

Someone will have to talk.

तुम तो अपनी दुनिया में गुम रहते हो, किसी को तो लेना था ना ये फैसला।

You’re always lost in your own world. Someone had to make this decision, didn’t they?

— Superboys of Malegaon (2025)