им пришлось

they had to

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they had to Used to say that someone had to do something in the past. In Russian, this is an impersonal construction; English usually uses a normal subject like “they.”

RU: Им пришлось весь день сидеть дома.

EN: They had to stay at home all day.

Им пришлось это сделать.

They had to do it.

— Леопард (1963)

Во время войны им пришлось много пережить.

They had to endure a lot during the war.

Им пришлось меня тащить всю дорогу до башни.

They had to drag me all the way to the tower.

— Воспоминания о Марни (2014)

Конечно же, им пришлось познакомиться с вами.

Of course, they had to meet you.

— Звёздный путь 2: Гнев Хана (1982)