Moscow Times article

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( A Russian Phrase for Every Twist of Fate )

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I know that I have been posting in here a lot lately, but I kinda have a new fervor to learn Russian and don't have anyone I can ask in real life all the time. I was wondering about the verb "to need".

I tried looking for it on some translators and nothing happened and I don't know why. When I typed in "I need", it simply said Я. I'm hoping that it isn't like to be, where you don't need to use the verb in the present tense, because that can get really confusing in conversation!

I'm sure that this is one of the basics, but I never learned it. Can someone please explain to me how the verb "to need" works in Russian, and give me the conjugations as well as the infinitive? Thank you!