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I was reading the lyrics of a
[song](http://www.kget.jp/lyric/67777/ON+MY+OWN_%E6%96%B0%E5%A6%BB%E8%81%96%E5%AD%90)
and found the following line:

> あの人あたしをいらない

From the [original English song](https://genius.com/Claude-michel-schonberg-
on-my-own-lyrics), I can tell that the meaning is that "that person no longer
needs me", but why does it use を when 要る is an intransitive verb? Is there a
nuance difference?
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nuances particle-を
What's the nuance behind using を要らない as opposed to が要らない?
I am not a Japanese native, but a Korean. Korean is similar to Japanese, but
in Korean, only a form equivalent to "が/は要らない" is used. In Korean, a form like
"を要らない" is considered incorrect, because 要る is an intransitive verb, and the
subject of the verb is the thing being required.

[If you see the Japanese
dictionary](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E8%A6%81%E3%82%8B-436528), all the
examples are using が or は.

> 「資本が―・る」「暇が―・る」「お世辞は―・らない」 「燃焼させるには酸素が－・る」 「そんなに時間は－・らない」 「金が－・る」
> 「もっと人手が－・る」

As a Korean, the "を" form bothers me (even with other verbs and adjectives),
but I have seem that form being used in Japanese animations quite a lot, so I
do not think it is being considered wrong in Japan. But I would avoid that "を"
form if possible.

> あの人あたしをいらない

I would have said "あの人には私が要らない" or "あの人は私を必要としない".
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Words like 好き, 嫌い, 欲しい, ～たい and 要る occasionally take を, especially in
complicated sentences, but it's hard to give a clear rule, and the level of
acceptance may vary from person to person. One theory is "nominative object".
Please see Darius Jahandarie's answer and snailboat's comment here: [Usage of
～を好き outside of embedded
clauses](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/26005/5010)

That said, 要る is very rarely used with を. This あたしをいらない is comprehensible, but
sounds unnatural to me. In general, ～を要る should always be avoided in a simple
sentence like this.

～を要る tends to be tolerated in a [`～を～と + verb`
construction](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/55169/5010) (e.g.,
このパソコンを要ると思う人は連絡してください). BCCWJ also has one (and only one) example of ～を + 要る
+ と + verb.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NplEa.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NplEa.png)

I can also find other examples like お金を要るようになった and 心配を要らずに on the net, but I
would say ～が要るようになった is almost always safer.
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