кәрәк

Bashkir

Etymology

From *kerek (“...is needed/required”).

Cognates

Cognate with: Old Uyghur [script needed] (keräk, “is needed/required”); Tatar кирәк (kiräk), Kazakh керек (kerek), Kyrgyz керек (kerek), Kumyk керек (kerek), Uzbek kerak, Uyghur كېرەك‎ (kërek), Turkmen gerek, Azerbaijani gərək, Khalaj kerek, Tuvan херек (xerek) Chuvash кирлӗ (kirlĕ).

Compare also the Turkish verb gerekmek.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kæˈræk]
  • Hyphenation: кә‧рәк

Predicative

кәрәк • (käräk) (takes the subject (the person experiencing the need) in dative case)

  1. (it is) necessary, it is needed; have to
    Миңә һеҙҙең ярҙамығыҙ кәрәк.
    Miŋä heððeŋ yarðamığıð käräk.
    I need your help.
    Тәүлегенә кәмендә ете сәғәт йоҡлау кәрәк.
    Täwlegenä kämendä yete säğät yoqlaw käräk.
    One needs to sleep at least seven hours a day.
    Өйҙөң нигеҙенә барыбер таш кәрәк була.
    Öyðöŋ nigeðenä barıber taş käräk bula.
    Rocks will be needed anyway (to lay) the foundation of the house.
    Ватансы булыу өсөн дәүләт кәрәк.
    Vatansı bulıw ösön däwlät käräk.
    There needs to be a state (for you to be) a patriot.
    Ваҡытында китә белергә кәрәк.
    Vaqıtında kitä belergä käräk.
    One needs to know to leave in good time (=One should have a feeling when it's a good time to leave).
  2. be asked for, be in demand
    Эшсе һөнәрҙәр һәр ерҙә кәрәк.
    Eşse hönärðär här yerðä käräk.
    Blue-collar professions are everywhere in demand.

Antonyms
  • кәрәкмәй (käräkmäy) (is not needed)
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