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Translation

necessary, needed

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Examples

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A new plan is necessary.

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Is that really necessary?

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He had all the necessary books.

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It is necessary that you come tomorrow.

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We did only the necessary work.

Esperanto lets adjective roots be used as verbs, and is one of the commonest: is neater than and you will see it everywhere. When a clause follows, the verb inside takes -u, because necessity is a demand on the world rather than a report of it. is the other side of the same coin - a person something, whereas a thing .

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Word family

Words built on necesa with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.

  • toilet, lavatory

    necesa-ej-

  • nenecesaadjective

    unnecessary

    nenecesa: not necessary

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This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 6: necesa, zorgi, batali and 7 more words.