Turkish 138 - Gerek - Lazım

QuestionAnswer
requirement, needgerek
necessary, required, essentialgerekli
to require, to be necessary, to be neededgerekmek

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, goodsEeşya
Is all this stuff necessary?Bütün bu eşyalar gerekli mi?
necessity, need, requirementlüzum
necessary, required, neededlazım
to be required, to be neededlazım 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.
materialmateryal

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 upyetişmek
operaopera
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, immediateacil
immediately, urgently, hastilyacilen
Kamil needs to leave immediately. [Lit.] Kamil's immediate going outside is necessary.Kamil'in acilen dışarı çıkması gerekiyor.
document, recordbelge
They want us to bring the necessary documents later.Gerekli belgeleri sonra getirmemizi istiyorlar.

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