< Portuguese Grammar

precisar ➜ to need

precisar
to need
eupreciso
você, ele, elaprecisa
nósprecisamos
vocês, eles, elasprecisam
Complete conjugation.

PRECISAR often gets followed by a de when talking about needing SOMETHING.

Eu preciso de você! (I need you!)

When you are talking about needing TO DO something, no de is required.

Eu preciso correr. (I need to run.)