אנחנו צריכים תאריך מסוים.

We need a specific date.

Breakdown of אנחנו צריכים תאריך מסוים.

• להיות צריך: to need
• אנחנו: we
• תאריך: date
• מסוים: certain; specific

Questions & Answers about אנחנו צריכים תאריך מסוים.

Why is צריכים plural?

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.

Why is it צריכים and not a special verb form meaning we need?

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.

Why is מסוים singular and masculine?