No. 1,493 in Russian
нуждается
"Needs" or "is in need of."
In a sentence
Он нуждается в поддержке.
He needs support.
The verb 'нуждается' is used here to express necessity or need, and it is followed by 'в' with an object in the prepositional case to indicate what is needed.
Компания нуждается в новых сотрудниках.
The company requires new employees.
In this sentence, 'нуждается' is applied to describe a requirement of an organization or entity, again accompanied by 'в' signaling what is required.
Эта картина нуждается в реставрации.
This painting requires restoration.
Here, 'нуждается' indicates a need concerning an object, implementing the same grammatical structure with 'в' to specify the need.
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