somebody need vs somebody needs

The correct phrase is "somebody needs." In English, when using the third person singular (he, she, it, somebody), the verb form should have an -s at the end. This is a basic rule in English grammar.

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somebody need

This phrase is incorrect in English. The correct form should be "somebody needs."

The correct form is "somebody needs" because the verb "needs" agrees with the singular subject "somebody."

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Does somebody need a hug?
Does somebody need a hug? - Yes.
What would somebody need from a retired...
Whatever happens, somebody need to know who done it.
What would somebody need from a retired...
Does somebody need another copy of the napkin calendar?
Does somebody need their laundry doing?
Does somebody need a wahmbulance? No.
What would somebody need to create kind of a makeshift OR to pull off an operation like this?
Does somebody need Daddy to take them for their nice little nightly walk?
Somebody need a bath, bad.
Somebody need to snatch that ring off his sorry neck.
Does somebody need a spanking?
Somebody need a friend?
Somebody need my help?
Somebody need a cuddle tonight?
Somebody need a diaper change?

Alternatives:

somebody needs help
somebody needs to go
somebody needs assistance
somebody needs support
somebody needs a break

somebody needs

This phrase is correct in English. It follows the rule of subject-verb agreement in the third person singular.

Use "somebody needs" when referring to a singular person or entity requiring something.

Examples:

Somebody needs to make a decision.
Somebody needs help with their homework.
Somebody needs a new car.
Somebody needs to rest.
Somebody needs assistance with the project.

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So, somebody needs to go talk to the wife.
Because we have a business lunch and somebody needs to be with him.
BRASS: Looks like somebody needs a time-out.
Looks like somebody needs a nappy-nap.
And they're saying somebody needs to answer for this.
Okay, somebody needs to be in charge of the...
Well, like I said, somebody needs to talk to him.
Looks like somebody needs a refill.
Sounds to me like somebody needs a meeting.
And somebody needs to clean this table up.
Before we continue, somebody needs to call Tommy.
Please, somebody needs to train his dragon.
I'm thinking somebody needs to put you down, dog.
Say somebody needs eggs for his family and he's got some spare batteries.
This treatment is inhuman and somebody needs to be held accountable.
So somebody needs to find out how many Tasty Times there are in Vegas.
If he's not in control of himself, somebody needs to be.
He's not dead or sentimental and somebody needs to do it.
Okay, somebody needs to tell me exactly what the problem is.
somebody needs to know what happened.

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