“To need” in 44 languages

Tap ▶ to hear it. 44 of 44 come from or match Wiktionary. Languages from the same family sit together, so you can see the shared roots.

Romance

• CatalannecessitarFrom Wiktionary▶
• Frenchavoir besoin deFrom Wiktionary▶
• GaliciannecesitarFrom Wiktionary▶
• Italianavere bisogno diFrom Wiktionary▶
• LatinegeōFrom Wiktionary▶
• PortugueseprecisarFrom Wiktionary▶
• RomaniantrebuiFrom Wiktionary▶
• SpanishprecisarFrom Wiktionary▶

Slavic

• Bulgarianтря́бваtrjábvaFrom Wiktionary▶
• CroatiantrebatiFrom Wiktionary▶
• CzechpotřebovatFrom Wiktionary▶
• PolishpotrzebowaćFrom Wiktionary▶
• Russianнужда́тьсяnuždátʹsjaFrom Wiktionary▶
• SlovakpotrebovaťFrom Wiktionary▶
• SlovenianpotrebovatiFrom Wiktionary▶
• Ukrainianпотребува́тиpotrebuvátyFrom Wiktionary▶

Germanic

• DanishbehøveFrom Wiktionary▶
• DutchvereisenFrom Wiktionary▶
• GermanbenötigenFrom Wiktionary▶
• SwedishbehövaFrom Wiktionary▶

Austronesian

• FilipinomangailanganFrom Wiktionary▶
• IndonesianmemerlukanFrom Wiktionary▶
• MalayperluFrom Wiktionary▶

Uralic

• EstonianvajamaFrom Wiktionary▶
• FinnishtarvitaFrom Wiktionary▶
• HungariankellFrom Wiktionary▶

Baltic

• LatvianvajadzētFrom Wiktionary▶
• LithuanianreikėtiFrom Wiktionary▶

Indo-Iranian

• Hindiमुहताज होनाmuhtāj honāFrom Wiktionary▶
• Persianاحتیاج داشتنehtiyâj dâštanFrom Wiktionary▶

Semitic

• ArabicاِحْتَاجَiḥtājaFrom Wiktionary▶
• HebrewצריךtsaríkhFrom Wiktionary▶

Turkic

• Azerbaijanilazım olmaqFrom Wiktionary▶
• TurkishgereksinmekFrom Wiktionary▶

Albanian

• AlbaniannevojitFrom Wiktionary▶

Bantu

• Swahili-hitajiFrom Wiktionary▶

Basque (no relatives)

• BasquebeharFrom Wiktionary▶

Celtic

• Irishteastaigh óFrom Wiktionary▶

Chinese

• Chinese需要xūyàoFrom Wiktionary▶

Esperanto (built from Romance + Germanic)

• EsperantobezoniFrom Wiktionary▶

Japanese

• Japanese必要するhitsuyōto-surúFrom Wiktionary▶

Korean

• Korean필요하다piryohadaFrom Wiktionary▶

Thai

• Thaiต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanFrom Wiktionary▶

Vietnamese

• VietnamesecầnFrom Wiktionary▶