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「Learn Japanese」 Dictionary-Form VERB必要がある as “need to, have to VERB”

「Learn Japanese」 Dictionary-Form VERB必要がある as “need to, have to VERB”

This grammar pattern uses the noun-word 必要(ひつよう), which means “necessity, need,” and the がある (“there is ___, have ___”) grammar construction with the Dictionary-Form of a VERB to mean “there is a need to do VERB,” or, more naturally, “need to VERB, have to VERB.” When this grammar pattern is used in the Negative Form, the particle は is commonly used in lieu of the particle が.

Example(s):

明日、教科書を買いに行く必要がある。
Ashita, kyoukasho o kai ni iku hitsuyou ga aru.
(Tomorrow, I have to go buy my textbooks.)

来月は期末試験だから、今すぐ練習し始める必要がある。
Raigetsu wa kimatsu shiken dakara, imasugu renshuu shihajimeru hitsuyou ga aru.
(Finals are next month, so I need to start reviewing right now.)

ピザを注文するつもりだから、たくさんの食べ物を作る必要はない。
Pizza o chuumon suru tsumori dakara, takusan no tabemono o tsukuru hitsuyou wa nai.
(I’m going to order some pizza, so there’s no need to make a lot of food.)

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