Learn JLPT N4 Grammar (ga hitsuyou)

Meaning

need; necessary

Level: JLPT N4 Grammar List

How to use

Nounが必要
は必要

Learn Japanese grammar: 【がひつよう】(ga hitsuyou). Meaning: need; necessary.

Example A)

kimi ga hitsuyou da.

I need you.

JLPT grammar が必要 (ga hitsuyou) - Learn Japanese

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Example #1

サッカーをれんしゅうするばしょがひつようです。
sakkaa o renshuu suru basho ga hitsuyou desu.
I need a place to practice soccer.
Example #2

わたしはすこしかんがえるじかんがひつようです。
watashi wa sukoshi kangaeru jikan ga hitsuyou desu.
I need some time to think it over.
Example #3

しあいがちかい。れんしゅうがひつようだよ！
shiai ga chikai. renshuu ga hitsuyou da yo.
The match is near. We need to practice!
Example #4

ふうふはおたがいにりかいしあうことがひつようだ。
fuufu wa otagai ni rikai shiau koto ga hitsuyou da.
Married couples need to understand each other.
Example #5

このプロジェクトをせいこうさせるには、すくなくとも４にんはひつようだ。
kono purojekuto o seikou saseru ni wa, sukunakutomo yo’nin wa hitsuyou da.
We need at least four people to bring off this project.
Example #6

わたしたちは、みんながこうへいにあつかわれるための、めいかくないちれんのきそくがひつようです。
watashitachi wa, minna ga kouhei ni atsukawareru tame no, meikaku na ichiren no kisoku ga hitsuyou da.
We need a clear set of rules whereby everyone is treated fairly.
Example #7

にほんのがくせいはまだ、かがくのせかいのトップレベルではどりょくがひつようです。
nihon no gakusei wa mada, kagaku no sekai no toppu reberu de wa doryoku ga hitsuyou desu.
Japanese students need to work hard to be in the top in the world of science.

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