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  1. Turkish
  2. /Şey: the single most important word in Turkish
  3. /Mecidiyeköy'de almam gereken üç tane şey var.

Mecidiyeköy'de almam gereken üç tane şey var.

Mecidiyeköy'de almam gereken üç tane şey var.
There are three things in Mecidiyeköy that I need to buy.
The literal translation would be: In Mecidiyeköy, there are three things my buying needed.

Note

The literal translation would be: In Mecidiyeköy, there are three things my buying needed.

Breakdown of Mecidiyeköy'de almam gereken üç tane şey var.

şey
thing
almak
to buy
tane
piece, grain
var
there is, there are
gerekmek
to require, to be necessary, to be needed

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.'

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