SpeakMorekailangan is a Tagalog verb glossed as “need.” Verbs in Tagalog often change form with aspect, focus, and sentence markers, so use this gloss as a starting point and listen for how speakers use it in full sentences.
In the SpeakMore Tagalog dictionary, kailangan is glossed as need. Meaning can shift with region, grammar, and context.
kailangan
kailangan is a common Tagalog equivalent for “need.” The exact form or wording can change with grammar and context.
kailangan can be translated as “need” in English. It is listed as a verb in the Common Expressions topic cluster.
kailangan is listed here with the English gloss “need.” Check the surrounding sentence because another form or expression may fit a particular context better.
kailangan is a Tagalog word. Standard Filipino is primarily Tagalog-based, so you may also encounter the word in resources labeled Filipino.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS