gerek

Meaning

Adj

necessary, required

Noun

necessity, requirement

Conj

Used for combining elements of similar function or equivalence, or choosing between multiple things; whether ... or, either … or, both … and, as well as.

Hyphenated as

ge‧rek

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɟeˈɾec/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish گرك (gerek), from Old Anatolian Turkish كرك (gäräk), from Proto-Turkic *kẹrgek (“necessity, necessary”), from *kẹrge- (“to need”) + *-k (participle suffix).
Cognates
Azerbaijani gərək
Bashkir кәрәк (kərək)
Karakhanid كَرَكْ, كَرَاكْ (gerek, geräk)
Kazakh керек (kerek)
Kyrgyz керек (kerek)
Nogai керек (kerek)
Northern Kurdish gerek
Southern Altai керек (kerek)
Tatar кирәк (kiräk), kiräk
Turkmen gerek
Uyghur كېرەك (kërek)
Uzbek kerak

Sentences

Buna hiç gerek yoktu.

It was totally unnecessary.

Çok zor olmasa gerek .

‘Shouldn’t be too difficult, then.

Bunu bilmen gerek .

You need to know that.

Baş ağır gerek , kulak sağır .

The head is needed heavily, the ear is deaf.

Abartmaya gerek yok .

There's no need to exaggerate.

Telaşa gerek yok .

No worries.

Osmanlının ayağı üzengide gerek .

The foot of the Ottomans needs stirrup.

Esrik devenin çulu eğri gerek .

The ecstatic camel needs a slanted curve.