How to say....

[KhadijahSalim1428]

I want to say in Japanese that "I need peace." Meaning that I just want to get away and find some peace. Is the correct thing to say "私は平和を必要とする"?

[ericf]

平和 is more of a "big" concept; lack of war, world peace, etc. And I suppose more of a long term thing. I think what you want is rather more personal and immediate. 安らぎ or 静かさ might be more appropriate.

必要 is a na-adjective. It can't be turned into a verb just by adding とする. In fact you don't really need a verb for this.

→　私は、安らぎが必要です。

That's quite a strong, direct sentence though. So, to soften it, use 欲しい, and maybe 少し or ただ.

→　私は、少し安らぎが欲しいです。
or　私は、ただ安らぎが欲しいです。

I'm sure there are several other alternatives too.

[community.japanese]

KhadijahSalim1428-san, エリックsan,
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Seriously, エリックsan's explanation and sentences are PERFECT!! Thank you very much!
KhadijahSalim1428-san, it seems you've got a better teacher than me
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