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TOPIK 1adjective

필요하다

piryohada [피료하다]

필요해요 · 필요했어요 · 필요한 (+noun)

necessary, needed; to need

Example

저는 지금 우산이 필요해요.

I need an umbrella now.

Word parts

필 must요 need

Literally 'must need'.

Good to know

The needed thing takes 이/가, not 을/를: 돈이 필요해요. Pronounced [피료하다].