gerekiyor

This is the 11815th most frequent Turkish word.


gerekiyor

"Is needed" or "is necessary."


The word 'gerekiyor' is used to express necessity or obligation for the speaker, often accompanied by a verb and subject.

Ona yardım etmem gerekiyor.

I need to help him/her.


Here, 'gerekiyor' indicates a required action for a group of people (us) tied to the specific act of reading.

Bu kitabı okumamız gerekiyor.

We need to read this book.


In this sentence, 'gerekiyor' denotes the necessity of being able to arrive at the meeting, combining with modal verbs.

Toplantıya yetişebilmemiz gerekiyor.

We need to be able to make it to the meeting.