No. 810 in Slovak
potrebuje
"Needs"
In a sentence
On potrebuje odpoveď na svoju otázku.
He needs an answer to his question.
In this sentence, "potrebuje" is used as the third-person singular form of the verb "potrebovať", meaning 'to need'. It expresses a necessity or requirement by the subject.
Tvoja rastlina potrebuje viac svetla.
Your plant needs more light.
Here, "potrebuje" demonstrates the need or requirement of a non-human subject, indicating that the concept of necessity extends to inanimate objects.
Každý človek potrebuje priateľov v živote.
Every person needs friends in life.
The verb "potrebuje" in this sentence conveys a universal truth or general statement about people's needs, emphasizing its use for broader, non-specific necessities.
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