A repair can require time; a new task can require us to get up early. Use gerektirmek to connect a situation with the resource or action it makes necessary. The table uses third-person singular forms, as with bu iş (this job).
The idea
With gerektirmek, the situation is the subject and what it requires is the object: Bu iş sabır gerektirir. A general resource can appear without a case ending: sabır, ek çalışma. For an action with a named doer, use a verbal noun with a possessive ending and the accusative: erken kalkmamızı gerektiriyor means “requires us to get up early”. Here -mız identifies us, while -ı marks the action as the object. The stem is gerektir-; the aorist adds -ir, giving gerektirir.
| Use (third-person singular) | Form |
|---|---|
| General requirement (aorist) | gerektirir |
| Current requirement | gerektiriyor |
| Current requirement: negative | gerektirmiyor |
| Past requirement | gerektirdi |
| Future requirement | gerektirecek |
| General requirement: negative | gerektirmez |
| General requirement: question | gerektirir mi? |
Examples
- Bu desen dikkat gerektirir.This pattern requires attention.
- Bugün bu onarım iki kişi gerektiriyor.Today this repair requires two people.
- Dün bu değişiklik ek çalışma gerektirdi.Yesterday this change required extra work.
- Bu küçük düzeltme ek ücret gerektirmiyor.This small correction does not require an additional fee.
- Yeni düzen daha fazla depolama alanı gerektirecek.The new arrangement will require more storage space.
- Bu görev erken kalkmamızı gerektiriyor.This task requires us to get up early.
- Bu yöntem özel bir araç gerektirir mi?Does this method require a special tool?
- Bu iş için sabır gerekiyor.Patience is needed for this job.
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Watch out
Do not swap gerektirmek and gerekmek without rebuilding the sentence. Bu iş sabır gerektiriyor makes the job the subject; Bu iş için sabır gerekiyor makes patience the needed thing. Likewise, kalkmamız gerekiyor has no final accusative -ı, unlike kalkmamızı gerektiriyor.
Try it yourself
Complete with the affirmative aorist of gerektirmek: this pattern requires attention.
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gerektirir
gerektirir: the prompt asks for a general statement about the pattern, so use the aorist. Keep both occurrences of ir: one belongs to the stem and the other is the tense ending.
Use the negative present form of gerektirmek: this small correction needs no extra fee.
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gerektirmiyor
gerektirmiyor: this correction has no extra charge. The negative present form expresses that absence; gerektirmez would be the negative aorist, not the requested tense.
Complete with kalkmak: this task requires us to get up early.
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kalkmamızı
kalkmamızı: kalkma names getting up, -mız identifies us as the people who get up, and final -ı marks the whole action as the object of the requirement.
Use gerekmek in the present: patience is needed for this job.
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gerekiyor
gerekiyor: patience is what is needed for the job. Using gerektiriyor here would leave the reader waiting to hear what patience itself requires.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete with the affirmative aorist of gerektirmek: this pattern requires attention.
Use the negative present form of gerektirmek: this small correction needs no extra fee.
Complete with kalkmak: this task requires us to get up early.
Use gerekmek in the present: patience is needed for this job.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe a task you know: give one resource it requires and one it does not require. Add an action that it requires you and a partner to do, then express that need with gerekmek.