Now we're going to talk about one way to express a need for something in Turkish
Let's say we want to say the sentence, "There's a need for a taxi." We're going to start with the Turkish word for taxi, "taksi"
And we're going to add the dative case ending "-(y)e" : "taksiye"
Then we're going to add the Turkish word for a need, "ihtiyaç"
so
"For a taxi, a need," "a need for a taxi" the needed thing is in the dative case
alright, we want to say there is a need for a taxi
So we're going to use the Turkish word "var" meaning there is, there are, or exists
So "taksiye ihtiyaç var"
Literally "the need for a taxi exists"
or "there is a need for a taxi"
we can do the exact same thing with the opposite of "var" the Turkish word "yok"
Meaning "there isn't or there aren't or does not exist"
so if we want to say, "there's no need for a taxi" we can say
"Taksiye ihtiyaç yok"
Literally "the need for a taxi does not exist." "There is no need for a taxi"
What if we want to say
not generally
"there is a need for a taxi" or "there's no need for a taxi," but "I need a taxi" or "I don't need a taxi"
All we're going to change is
that we're going to add the possessive suffix
to the end of "ihtiyaç" the word for need so instead of saying the need for "a taxi exists"
We're going to say what literally translates as "my need for a taxi exists." Let's see how this works
so
I'll sit out again the Turkish word for taxi in the dative case because it's the needed object
"Taksiye ihtiyaç..."
Because we're adding to the end of the noun "ihtiyaç," a possessive suffix that begins with a vowel
we're going to see that check this "ç" undergoes consonant alternation and becomes a "c"
so "ihtiyacım..."
my need
"...var"
Literally "my need for a taxi exists" that will translate and understand it as
"I need a taxi"
if you want to emphasize
"*I* need a taxi," you have the option of adding the personal pronoun "I" in the genitive, so
Optional, "benim taksiye ihtiyacım var"
"*I* need a taxi" or literally "my need for a taxi exists"
We can do the exact same thing with "yok" if we want to say, I don't need a taxi
We can say "benim..." optional "taksiye ihtiyacım yok."
My need for a taxi does not exists, I don't need a taxi
We can do this with all of our possessive suffixes so let's see we want to say
You, singular, informal do not need a taxi, or do need a taxi
To change this back to "var"
We can have an optional
personal pronoun in the genitive "senin...": your
"...taksiye..." needed object in the dative
"...ihtiyacın var"
So, "your need for a taxi exists." "You need a taxi" or
Alternatively you can also say "Senin taksiye ihtiyacın yok"
You don't need a taxi, literally, your need for a taxi does not exist
Let's keep going
for the third person singular optional "onun" or
You could put a person's name and genitive here, so Mehmet'in, Leyla'nın
"Onun taksiye ihtiyacı var."
his/her or its need for a taxi exists or
alternatively with "yok": "Onun taksiye ihtiyacı yok"
He or she does not need a taxi, his or her need for a taxi does not exist
Very similar situation with the plural
Optional pronoun
the genitive, our
"Taksiye..." for a taxi "ihtiyacımız var"
Our need for a taxi exists. We need a taxi or alternatively for we don't need a taxi
"Bizim taksiye ihtiyacımız yok": our need for a taxi literally does not exist
For the second person plural
"Sizin" (optional) "taksiye ihtiyacınız var"
Your need for a taxi exists, or you need a taxi. And again we can substitute "yok" so
"Sizin taksiye ihtiyacınız yok" would mean you don't need a taxi, your need for a taxi does not exist
Finally the third person plural
Optional "Onların"
"taksiye ihtiyacı"
Just like with the third person singular
"Onların taksiye ihtiyacı var"
Their need, "onların," for taxi, "taksiye"
exists, "var"
And similarly if they don't need a taxi we can say "Onların taksiye ihtiyacı yokİ
we also
for the third person plural have the option of saying "Onların taksiye ihtiyaçları var"
with the same meaning, "they have need for a taxi"