אנחנו צריכים לנהל את הפרויקט.

A rough pronunciation is:

anákhnu tzerikhím lenahél et haproyékt

A word-by-word guide:

• אנחנו = anákhnu = we
• צריכים = tzerikhím = need / have to (masculine plural)
• לנהל = lenahél = to manage
• את = et = marks a definite direct object
• הפרויקט = haproyékt = the project

The stressed syllables are usually the last ones in צריכים, לנהל, and הפרויקט.

Because the subject is אנחנו = we, which is plural.

In Hebrew, words like צריך change to match the person/number/gender of the subject:

• אני צריך = I need (male speaker)
• אני צריכה = I need (female speaker)
• אנחנו צריכים = we need (masculine plural or mixed group)
• אנחנו צריכות = we need (all-female group)

So צריך is singular, but צריכים is plural.

That is a very common learner question. Hebrew often expresses need to / have to with a form of צריך, which behaves a lot like an adjective and agrees with the subject.

So instead of using a fully conjugated verb meaning need, Hebrew commonly says something closer to:

• I am needing to...
• we are needing to...

But in natural English, we translate it simply as need to or have to.

That is why it changes for gender and number:

• צריך
• צריכה
• צריכים
• צריכות

This is completely normal Hebrew.

Because after צריך / צריכים, Hebrew normally uses ל־ + infinitive to say what needs to be done.

So:

• צריכים לנהל = need to manage
• literally: are-needed to manage

Other examples:

• אני צריך ללמוד = I need to study
• אנחנו צריכים לעבוד = We need to work
• הם צריכים ללכת = They need to go

The ל־ here is the infinitive marker, like English to in to manage.

את marks a definite direct object.

In this sentence, הפרויקט means the project, which is definite because it has ה־ = the. In Hebrew, definite direct objects are usually preceded by את.

So:

• לנהל את הפרויקט = to manage the project

Compare:

• לנהל פרויקט = to manage a project
• לנהל את הפרויקט = to manage the project

English does not have a separate word like this, so it is often not translated.

Because ה־ is the Hebrew word for the.

• פרויקט = a project / project
• הפרויקט = the project

Since the sentence refers to a specific project, Hebrew uses ה־.

And because the object is definite, that is also why את appears before it:

• את הפרויקט

Yes, very often.

Hebrew frequently drops subject pronouns when they are understood from context. So all of these can work:

• אנחנו צריכים לנהל את הפרויקט
• צריכים לנהל את הפרויקט

The full version with אנחנו is more explicit and can add emphasis or clarity.

In conversation, Hebrew speakers often omit the pronoun if it is already obvious who we refers to.

The most neutral word order here is:

אנחנו צריכים לנהל את הפרויקט

That is the most natural basic order for learners.

Hebrew does allow some flexibility for emphasis, but not every rearrangement sounds equally natural. For example, moving parts around can change focus or sound more marked.

For everyday use, the safest pattern is:

subject + צריך/צריכים + infinitive + object

So this sentence is a very good model to follow.

The dictionary form is already לנהל, because Hebrew dictionaries usually list verbs in the infinitive.

Its meaning is to manage / to run / to administer.

Related forms include:

• ניהל = he managed
• מנהל = manager / also manages in some contexts
• ניהול = management

So if you see לנהל, think of the core idea manage / run.

לנהל belongs to the pi'el verb pattern, one of the common Hebrew verb families called binyanim.

You do not need to master binyanim immediately to understand this sentence, but it helps explain the form.

For example:

• infinitive: לנהל
• past, he: ניהל
• present, masculine singular: מנהל

Recognizing the pattern will become useful later, especially when you start learning how verbs are related to one another.

It can often mean either, depending on context.

So this sentence could be understood as:

• We need to manage the project
• We have to manage the project

Sometimes need to sounds softer, while have to sounds more obligatory, but Hebrew צריכים can cover both ideas.

Context tells you which nuance is stronger.

Then you would say:

אנחנו צריכות לנהל את הפרויקט.

The only change is:

• צריכים → צריכות

That is because Hebrew marks gender in this form.

So:

• אנחנו צריכים = we need (masculine plural or mixed group)
• אנחנו צריכות = we need (all-female group)

It is a modern loanword, ultimately related to the English word project.

In Hebrew it is written:

פרויקט

and pronounced roughly:

proyekt

This is very common in Modern Hebrew, especially with modern or professional vocabulary.