треба

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See also: трэба and трѣба

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Verb

треба (treba) third-singular presentimpf (perfective затреба or притреба)

  1. (intransitive, impersonal) to be necessary, be advisable (corresponds to "should")
  2. (intransitive) to need
    Ми треба нов стан.
    I need a new apartment.

Usage notes

  • This verb, when meaning "should" is impersonal and doesn't conjugate according to the person or number of the subject - these are reflected in the "да-конструкција" that follows.

Conjugation

Conjugation of треба (imperfective, present in )
l-participles imperfect aorist non-finite forms
masculine требал (trebal) adjectival participle
feminine требала (trebala) adverbial participle требајќи (trebajḱi)
neuter требало (trebalo) verbal noun требање (trebanje)
plural требале (trebale) perfect participle требано (trebano)
finite forms present imperfect aorist imperative
1st singular требам (trebam) требав (trebav)
2nd singular требаш (trebaš) требаше (trebaše) требај (trebaj)
3rd singular треба (treba) требаше (trebaše)
1st plural требаме (trebame) требавме (trebavme)
2nd plural требате (trebate) требавте (trebavte) требајте (trebajte)
3rd plural требаат (trebaat) требаа (trebaa)
compound tenses
perfect сум требал (sum trebal) present of сум (except in the 3rd person) +
imperfect l-participle
има-perfect имам требано (imam trebano) present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect бев требал (bev trebal) imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect имав требано (imav trebano) imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported сум имал требано (sum imal trebano) perfect of има + perfect participle
future ќе требам (ḱe trebam) ќе + present
има-future ќе имам требано (ḱe imam trebano) future of има + perfect participle
future in the past ќе требав (ḱe trebav) ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past ќе имав требано (ḱe imav trebano) future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported ќе сум требал (ḱe sum trebal) ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported ќе сум имал требано (ḱe sum imal trebano) future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional би требал (bi trebal) би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional би имал требано (bi imal trebano) conditional of има + perfect participle

Pannonian Rusyn

Pronunciation

Verb

треба (treba)

  1. third-person singular present of требац (trebac)

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic трѣба (trěba), from Proto-Slavic *terba. Displaced the Old East Slavic inherited form тереба (tereba).

Pronunciation

Noun

тре́ба (trébaf inan (genitive тре́бы, nominative plural тре́бы, genitive plural треб)

  1. rite, ceremony (an irregular church ceremony performed at the request of a parishioner)
    Synonym: обря́д (obrjád)

Declension

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trěːba/
  • Hyphenation: тре‧ба

Noun

тре́ба f (Latin spelling tréba)

  1. (slang) girl, chick
Declension
Declension of треба
singular plural
nominative треба требе
genitive требе треба
dative треби требама
accusative требу требе
vocative требо требе
locative треби требама
instrumental требама требама
Quotations

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Noun

тре́ба f (Latin spelling tréba)

  1. need
    тр(иј)еба је, тр(иј)ебе је — it is necessary

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic трѣба (trěba, rite, ceremony, necessity), from Proto-Slavic *terba. Displaced the Old East Slavic inherited form тереба (tereba).

Noun

тре́ба (trébaf inan (genitive тре́би, nominative plural тре́би, genitive plural треб)

  1. rite, ceremony (religious)
Declension
Declension of тре́ба
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative тре́ба
tréba
тре́би
tréby
genitive тре́би
tréby
треб
treb
dative тре́бі
trébi
тре́бам
trébam
accusative тре́бу
trébu
тре́би
tréby
instrumental тре́бою
tréboju
тре́бами
trébamy
locative тре́бі
trébi
тре́бах
trébax
vocative тре́бо
trébo
тре́би
tréby

Etymology 2

Same as etymology 1 or likely borrowed later from Polish trzeba.

Alternative forms

Predicative

тре́ба (tréba)

  1. used to express necessity: (one) must, (one) has to, (it is) necessary (impersonal, + dative)
    Synonyms: потрі́бно (potríbno), слід (slid)
    Мені́ тре́ба було́ це прийня́ти.Mení tréba buló ce pryjnjáty.I had to accept this.

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