"Senin bunu dinlemen lazım."

Translation: You need to listen to this.

[Zmarinaren]

Didn't dinlemek mean "to rest" in a previous sentence? Or am I confusing something?

[Ektoraskan]

Almost: dinlenmek = to rest

[aliNka]

How will the translation change if the sentence is "I NEED YOU to listen to this"?

Is there a way to say this without using the verb "istemek"?

[Ektoraskan]

Senin bunu dinlemene ihtiyacım var.

[EhabMohey92]

why is the "e" for ?

[Ektoraskan]

İhtiyaç requires dative.

I need X = X'e ihtiyacım var.

[slasherwhxre]

Um, why is "You need to listen this." is a wrong translation?

[airelibre]

You always listen to something in English.

[07elin]

why is this senin and not sen

[ex_contributor]

gerunds require possessive. "Senin dinlemen"

[ToddKedes]

In oroper English too. "Your listening is needed. "

[DorisLeow1]

Thus, shouldn't it be 'Senin dinlemeni'?

[Danika_Dakika]

No, because it's not the specific direct object of a verb. There is "no verb" in a X is Y sentence.

[Sam_Sarsik]

Why ( you should listen to this ) is not right answer ?

[orde90]

lazım means necessary so it indicates a necessity rather than an advice.

Bunu dinlemelisin = You should/must listen to this.

Bunu dinlesen/dinlersen iyi olur. = You had better listen to this.

[ToddKedes]

What's the difference between dinlesen and dinlersen

[Danika_Dakika]

dinlesen is hypothetical --> if you were to listen
dinlersen is real --> if you listen

[Durandal734]

I've never heard anyone say "you've to listen to this"

[airelibre]

I've heard it in English from Yorkshire.

[AlexinNotTurkey]

This is an issue with Duolingo. It automatically makes contractions with "have," and there is unfortunately little we can do about it :/

[AmirMirlat]

Why not "Sen bunu... "? Senin vs Sen

[AlexinNotTurkey]

This is a genitive construction. "senin....dinlenmen." It would be like saying "Your listening to this..."

[EhabMohey92]

can we just omit "senin" ?

[Yomalyn]

Yes :-)