הצטרך

Hebrew

Root
צ־ר־ך‎ (ṣ-r-k)

Verb

הִצְטָרֵךְ • (hitstarékh) (hitpa'el construction, infinitive לְהִצְטָרֵךְ‎)

  1. To need.
    ‏בִּקֵּשׁ מִמֶּנִּי יוֹתֵר כֶּסֶף מִמָּה שֶׁבֶּאֱמֶת הוּא הִצְטָרֵךְ.‎‎
    bikésh miméni yotér késef mimá shebe'emét hu hitstarékh.
    He asked me for more money than he really needed.
  2. To need to, have to, be obligated to (do something), should.
    ‏בַּעֲלֵי מִשְׂרָדִים יִצְטָרְכוּ לְצַיֵּת לַחֹק הֶחָדָשׁ בְּעוֹד חֹדֶשׁ.‎‎
    ba'alé misradím yitstarkhú letsayét lakhók hekhadásh b'ód khódesh.
    Office owners will have to obey the new law in one month.

Usage notes

  • Usually and especially in the present tense, this verb is not used; the adjective צָרִיךְ‎ (tsaríkh) is used in much the same way as a present-tense verb. For the past, future, and imperative forms; the corresponding forms of the verb הָיָה‎ (hayá) + the adjective צָרִיךְ‎ (tsaríkh) are used instead.

Conjugation

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