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To express a need in French you can use "avoir besoin de" (Literally: to have need of [something]).
How to use 'avoir besoin de' in French
avoir besoin de [quelque chose] = to need [something]
To express to need + [noun], you will use :
avoir besoin de/d' + (article) + noun
avoir besoin de [infinitif] = to need [to do]
To express to need + [verb], you will use the infinitive form of the verb, as such:
avoir besoin de/d' + infinitive
In both cases, de becomes d' in front of a vowel or mute h.
To know when to use avoir besoin de, see Devoir vs Avoir besoin de to express "to need to" in French
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