No. 463 in Turkish
ihtiyacı
"İhtiyacı" means "his/her/its need" or "the need of him/her/it" in English.
In a sentence
Bu çocuğun yeni bir bilgisayara ihtiyacı var.
This child needs a new computer.
In this sentence, 'ihtiyacı' indicates the necessity ('need') of a new computer for the child. The possessive suffix '-ı' (indicating 'his/her/its') attaches to 'ihtiyaç', making it 'ihtiyacı' (his/her/its need). The subject 'bu çocuğun' is in the genitive case, showing possession of this necessity.
Evin tamir edilmesine acil ihtiyacımız var.
We urgently need the house to be repaired.
Here, 'ihtiyacımız' (our need) represents a collective need ('our') for the action of repairing the house. The word 'ihtiyaç' bears the possessive suffix '-ımız' to show that this is 'our' necessity.
Onların bu konuyu anlamaya çok ihtiyacı vardı.
They really needed to understand this topic.
In this sentence, 'ihtiyacı' refers to 'their need', with the use of '-ı' showing ownership. The adverb 'çok' qualifies the extent of this necessity.
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