Questions & Answers about אנחנו צריכים פתרון כלשהו.
Why is צריכים in the plural form?
Because the subject is אנחנו (we), so the word for need has to agree with a plural subject.
- אנחנו צריכים = we need / we are needing
- צריכים is masculine plural
- If the group were all female, you would usually say אנחנו צריכות
So this sentence is either:
- about a group of men,
- a mixed group,
- or masculine plural is being used as the default.
What is the basic form of צריכים?
The basic dictionary form is צריך.
Here are the common present-tense agreement forms:
- אני צריך = I need (male speaker)
- אני צריכה = I need (female speaker)
- הוא צריך = he needs
- היא צריכה = she needs
- אנחנו צריכים = we need (masculine/mixed)
- אנחנו צריכות = we need (all female)
So צריכים is just the plural masculine form of צריך.
Is צריכים really a verb?