gerekmek

Gerekmek is a Turkish verb meaning to be necessary, required, or needed. It is used primarily in impersonal constructions to express that a certain action must be performed or a condition must be met. The infinitive form is gerekmek, derived from the noun gerek, meaning necessity or requisite, with the usual infinitive suffix -mek.

In everyday usage, gerekmek appears with present, past, and future tenses such as gerekiyor (it is necessary), gerekti (was necessary), and gerekecek (will be necessary). Common formal variants include gereklidir and gerekmektedir. The verb often governs a following verb in its infinitive form to specify what must be done, for example: Bu iş için daha fazla zaman gerekiyor (More time is required for this task); Bugün raporu teslim etmek gerekiyor (The report must be submitted today).

Gerekmek is commonly contrasted with lazımm olmak, another way to express necessity. Lazim olmak tends to be more colloquial or practical, while gerekmek often carries a more objective or rule-based sense of necessity. Mecbur olmak and zorunlu olmak express obligation or compulsion, which can imply external pressure, whereas gerekmek centers on necessity rather than coercion.

Examples:

- Bu proje için daha fazla veri gerekiyor. (More data is required for this project.)

- Yeni yasalar uygulanması gerekti. (The new laws must be implemented.)

- Tatilde dinlenmek gerekiyor. (It is necessary to rest on holiday.)

Overall, gerekmek is a standard, formalizeable way to express necessity in Turkish, widely used in both speech and writing.