אנחנו צריכים תאריך מסוים.

Because the subject is אנחנו (we), which is plural. In Hebrew, words like צריך / צריכה / צריכים / צריכות agree with the person’s gender and number.

Here, צריכים is the masculine plural form, so it fits אנחנו when the group is:

• all male, or
• mixed male and female

If the group were all female, you would say:

אנחנו צריכות תאריך מסוים.

In Modern Hebrew, צריך often works like an adjective or participle meaning need / need to, and it changes form to agree with the subject.

So instead of a single fixed verb form for we need, Hebrew commonly says something that is structurally closer to:

• I am needing / in need of
• you are needing
• we are needing

That is why you get:

• אני צריך / צריכה
• אתה צריך
• את צריכה
• אנחנו צריכים / צריכות

So אנחנו צריכים is the normal way to say we need.

Because it describes תאריך, and adjectives in Hebrew must agree with the noun they describe in:

• gender
• number
• definiteness

תאריך is a masculine singular noun, so the adjective must also be masculine singular:

• תאריך מסוים = a certain/specific date

If the noun were feminine, plural, or definite, the adjective would change too.

Because Hebrew adjectives normally come after the noun they describe.

So:

• תאריך מסוים = literally date specific/certain

This is normal Hebrew word order. English usually puts many adjectives before the noun, but Hebrew usually puts descriptive adjectives after it.

Hebrew does not have an indefinite article like English a/an.

So:

• תאריך can mean a date or just date, depending on context
• תאריך מסוים means a certain date or a specific date

If you wanted the date, Hebrew would use the definite article ה־:

• התאריך המסוים = the specific date

Notice that when a noun is definite, the adjective also becomes definite.

Because את is used before a definite direct object, not an indefinite one.

Here we have:

• תאריך מסוים = a certain/specific date

That is not definite, so there is no את.

Compare:

• אנחנו צריכים תאריך מסוים. = We need a certain date.
• אנחנו צריכים את התאריך המסוים. = We need the specific date.

It can mean both, depending on context. In this sentence, מסוים usually means something like:

• specific
• particular
• certain

So תאריך מסוים is not just any date; it is some particular date.

In everyday English, specific is often the most natural translation here.

A common pronunciation guide is:

anachnu tzrikhim ta'arikh mesuyam

A slightly more natural breakdown:

• אנחנו — a-NACH-nu
• צריכים — tzri-KHIM
• תאריך — ta-a-RIKH
• מסוים — me-su-YAM

Notes:

• ch / kh here represents the throaty Hebrew sound of כ/ח
• תאריך has a break between the first two vowels: ta-arikh

Yes, אנחנו is necessary here in normal Hebrew.

Hebrew past and future verb forms often show the subject clearly, so subject pronouns can be omitted. But with צריך / צריכה / צריכים / צריכות, the form mainly shows gender and number, not full person information in the same way a fully conjugated verb would.

So אנחנו צריכים is the normal and clear way to say we need.

Just saying צריכים תאריך מסוים can happen in casual speech, but it sounds less complete and depends heavily on context.

Yes, but אנחנו צריכים תאריך מסוים is the most neutral and natural order.

Hebrew often prefers:

• subject + predicate + object

So:

• אנחנו צריכים תאריך מסוים.

Other orders can appear for emphasis, but they are less neutral. For example, moving תאריך מסוים to the front could sound more marked, as if emphasizing that particular part of the message.

Yes. תאריך is masculine.

That is why:

• תאריך מסוים uses the masculine adjective מסוים.

If it were a feminine noun, the adjective would need a feminine form instead.

Not in this exact structure.

צריך ל־ is used before an infinitive, meaning need to do something:

• אנחנו צריכים ללכת. = We need to go.

But here the sentence has a noun as the thing needed:

• תאריך מסוים = a certain date

So you do not use ל־ here:

• אנחנו צריכים תאריך מסוים. = correct

Only צריכים would change:

• אנחנו צריכים תאריך מסוים. = masculine/mixed group
• אנחנו צריכות תאריך מסוים. = all-female group

The rest stays the same because תאריך מסוים is still masculine singular.

In modern standard spelling, מסוים is the preferred spelling.

You may sometimes see מסויים, especially in less formal writing or older habits, but מסוים is the standard form you should learn and use.

It is neutral and natural. It works well in everyday speech and writing.

It does not sound especially formal or especially slangy. It would fit many situations, such as:

• planning an event
• discussing a deadline
• asking for scheduling information

So it is a very useful everyday pattern to know.