trebui

Pronunciation: /tre.bu.ˈi/

“trebui” is a Romanian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

to be necessary, to need to, to have to
to need, to be in need of

In Romanian

(v.intranz.) a avea nevoie (de ceva); a fi nevoie (de ceva).
(v.tranz. unipers. și impers.) este necesar să..., este obligatoriu să..., se cere (neapărat) să...
(v.tranz. unipers. și impers.) a fi probabil sau posibil, a se putea presupune.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic трѣбовати (trěbovati), from Proto-Slavic root *terb- (see *terba).

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