Slovene Word of the Day
potrebovati
/po-tre-BO-va-ti/ • verb — 4th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to need; to require
Examples
- Potrebujem več časa, da dokončam delo.
(I need more time to finish the work.) - Ali potrebuješ kakšno pomoč?
(Do you need any help?) - Za potovanje bomo potrebovali kar nekaj denarja.
(We will need quite some money for the trip.)
Synonyms
- rabiti
- trebati
Potrebovati is the standard verb for 'to need' in Slovenian and is used for both concrete and abstract needs (things, time, help, etc.). In everyday speech people often use the shorter rabiti or the colloquial trebati. It usually takes a direct object (accusative): Potrebujem knjigo = I need a book.
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