No. 182 in Lithuanian

reikėtų

"Reikėtų" means "should" or "would need to."

In a sentence

Reikėtų išmokti daugiau kalbų.
It would be beneficial to learn more languages.
The word 'reikėtų' is used to suggest that it would be advantageous for someone to take an action, in a polite and hypothetical manner.
Reikėtų pavakarieniauti anksčiau rytoj.
It might be better to have dinner earlier tomorrow.
Here, 'reikėtų' expresses a proposed action as a suggestion or recommendation.
Reikėtų pasikalbėti apie šį projektą.
We should have a discussion about this project.
In this context, 'reikėtų' is used to denote a polite suggestion or an indirect obligation to perform a task.

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