Tocar

Question 1

Tocar (3)

Answer 1

To touch
To play an instrument
To knock on the door

Question 2

The children need new shoes for the (high) school so we have to/must save.

Answer 2

Los niños necesitan zapatos nuevos para el colegio así que nos toca ahorrar.

something must be done/someone must do something

we can use “toca” like hay que, that is, impersonal

Question 3

Sara, it is your turn to throw the dice.
Whose turn is it to take the trash out today? -Javier’s.

Answer 3

Sara, te toca tirar el dado.
(Sara, es tu turno de tirar los dados.)
¿A quién le toca sacar la basura hoy? -A Javier.
(¿De quién es el turno de sacar la basura hoy? -Es de Javier.)

it is somebody’s turn to do something

Question 4

Quirk of Tocarle vs. Gustarle

Answer 4

Toca is always singular