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Questions & Answers about Hassas ölçüm gerekiyor.
What does the adjective hassas mean in this context?
hassas means “precise,” “accurate” or “sensitive.” In hassas ölçüm, it emphasizes that the measurement must be done with high precision or sensitivity.
Why is ölçüm used without any suffix or article?
Turkish doesn’t use an indefinite article like English “a.” Here ölçüm is the subject of the impersonal verb gerekmek, so it stays in its basic (nominative) form. You can optionally add bir for emphasis.
Is it correct to say Hassas bir ölçüm gerekiyor? How does that change the meaning?
Yes. Adding bir (“a”) makes it explicitly indefinite—“A precise measurement is needed”—but the overall meaning remains the same.
Why isn’t ölçüm in the dative case like ölçüme? I thought gerekmek takes the dative.
Unlike ihtiyacı olmak (“to have a need”), gerekmek is impersonal and treats the thing needed as the nominative subject. That’s why you say hassas ölçüm gerekiyor, not hassas ölçüme gerekiyor.
What’s the difference between using the verb gerekiyor and the adjective gerekli?
gerekiyor is the present continuous form of the verb gerekmek (“to be needed”), conveying an active requirement. gerekli is an adjective meaning “necessary.” So Hassas ölçüm gerekiyor sounds like an instruction, while Hassas ölçüm gerekli reads more like a descriptive statement in writing.
Can gerekmek be conjugated in other persons (e.g., gerekiyorum, gerekiyorsun)?
No. Gerekmek is an impersonal verb and only appears in the third person singular as gerekiyor, even if the subject is plural (e.g., Kitaplar gerekiyor for “Books are needed”).
Why is the word order Hassas ölçüm gerekiyor instead of Gerekiyor hassas ölçüm?
The neutral, standard structure in Turkish is Subject–Verb. Putting the verb first can feel poetic or emphatic; for clear instructions, you use Hassas ölçüm (subject) before gerekiyor (verb).
What’s the difference between hassas ölçüm and doğru ölçüm?
Hassas ölçüm stresses the instrument’s sensitivity or the fineness of the measurement (common in technical/scientific contexts). Doğru ölçüm emphasizes that the measurement is correct—i.e., it matches the true value.