Breakdown of Kuaförden randevu almamız gerek.
almak
to take, to buy
gerek
necessary
randevu
appointment
kuaför
hairdresser
Questions & Answers about Kuaförden randevu almamız gerek.
How does almamız gerek translate to "we need to get"?
This structure expresses personal necessity. It combines the verb root al with the short verbal noun ending -ma (alma = getting), plus the first-person plural possessive ending -mız (almamız = our getting). Adding gerek (necessary) at the end literally means "our getting is necessary," which is how Turkish says "we need to get."
Why does the sentence use kuaförden (from the hairdresser) instead of an ending for "at" or "with"?
English says "at the hairdresser," but in Turkish, you literally take an appointment from someone or somewhere. Because the verb is almak (to take/get), kuaför (hairdresser) needs the ablative case ending -den (from).
Can I say almamız lazım instead of almamız gerek?
Yes, they are completely interchangeable here. Both gerek and lazım work the exact same way with the -ma + possessive structure to express that someone needs to do something.
Where is the word for "we" in this sentence?
The "we" is shown by the possessive ending -mız on the word almamız. If you wanted to add extra emphasis, you could put Bizim (our) at the start of the sentence, but it is usually dropped because the ending already makes the subject clear.