| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| requirement, need | gerek |
| necessary, required, essential | gerekli |
| to require, to be necessary, to be needed | gerekmek This is a peculiar verb in Turkish. It takes no passive suffix, yet it conveys the meaning of one. It is mostly used with a nominalized verb. For example: Çıkmanız gerekiyor. Literally: 'Your leaving is necesary/is required.' |
| My going is needed. | Gitmem gerekiyor. |
| There is no need for you to say. [Lit.] Your saying is not needed. | Söylemenize gerek yok. |
| stuff, things, ware, goodsE | eşya |
| Is all this stuff necessary? | Bütün bu eşyalar gerekli mi? |
| necessity, need, requirement | lüzum |
| necessary, required, needed | lazım |
| to be required, to be needed | lazım olmak |
| We needed your car. [Lit.] Your car became necessary to us. | Araban bize lazım oldu. |
| I need his pencil. [Lit.] His pencil is necessary to me. | Kalemi bana lazım. |
| material | materyal The word materyal breaks the minor vowel harmony. It's plural form is materyaller. |
| Did we bring the necessary materials? | Lazım materyalleri getirdik mi? |
| My going is needed. | Gitmem lazım. |
| to make it in time, to catch up, to keep up | yetişmek |
| opera | opera |
| It is necessary for them to leave now in order (for them) to make it to the opera. | Operaya yetişmeleri için şimdi çıkmaları gerekiyor. |
| urgent, emergency, immediate | acil |
| immediately, urgently, hastily | acilen |
| Kamil needs to leave immediately. [Lit.] Kamil's immediate going outside is necessary. | Kamil'in acilen dışarı çıkması gerekiyor. |
| document, record | belge |
| They want us to bring the necessary documents later. | Gerekli belgeleri sonra getirmemizi istiyorlar. |
