Reikia
Reikia is a Lithuanian verb meaning “to be necessary” or “to need.” It is used as an impersonal predicate; the person who needs something is expressed in the dative, and the thing needed is in the genitive. For example: Man reikia vandens (“I need water”), Tau reikia laiko (“You need time”). There is no explicit grammatical subject in these sentences.
Tense and mood forms exist beyond the present: past is reikėjo (Man reikėjo vandens = “I needed water”),
Usage notes emphasize that the construction highlights the object of necessity rather than an agent performing
Etymology and relation: Reikia derives from the Lithuanian verb reikti, part of a Baltic root meaning necessity.