necessario

necessary

adjective neh-chehs-SAH-ryoh Common

Origin: Latin necessarius (unavoidable, indispensable)

Also means

essential

Usage Note

Necessario agrees in gender and number: il passo necessario, la spesa necessaria, i documenti necessari. It commonly appears in impersonal constructions: è necessario che + subjunctive (è necessario che tu venga — it is necessary that you come). The adverb is necessariamente. Do not confuse with necessità (necessity, the noun).

Examples

"È necessario portare un documento d'identità."

Natural Translation

It is necessary to bring an identity document.

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