Translation of Turkish word "ihtiyacı" to English
ihtiyacı
/ihtijadʒɯ/
Meaning
VerbTo have an absolute requirement for.
How to use
İhtiyaç plus the third-person possessive. The fixed construction is 'bir şeye ihtiyacı var' — the thing needed takes the dative. Frequently used in daily conversational Turkish to build natural sentence structures.
🇬🇧 English
need
Example
Yeni ayakkabılara ihtiyacım var.
I need new shoes.
Yeni bir eve ihtiyacı var.
He needs a new house.
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Common phrases
- çok ihtiyacı— very
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Frequency rank: #452 in Turkish
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What does the Turkish word "ihtiyacı" mean?▼
The Turkish word "ihtiyacı" means "need" in English.
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Yes, here is a practical example: "Yeni ayakkabılara ihtiyacım var." (which translates as "I need new shoes.").
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