No. 4,052 in Turkish
gerek
"Necessary" or "need."
In a sentence
Öğrencilerin başarı için çok çalışması gerek.
Students need to work very hard for success.
The word 'gerek' is used as a verb here indicating necessity, translated as 'need'.
Başarılı olmak istiyorsan, özverili olman gerek.
If you want to be successful, you need to be dedicated.
Here, 'gerek' is again showing necessity but is followed closely with a condition if-clause.
Çalışma için gerekli malzemeleri hazırladık.
We prepared the necessary materials for the work.
In this context, 'gerekli' is derived from 'gerek' and is used as an adjective meaning 'necessary'.
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