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How to Say "needed" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “needed” is “necesaria” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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something you must have
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Examples

La información es necesaria para completar el formulario.

The information is necessary to complete the form.

Tener mucha paciencia es necesaria en este trabajo.

Having a lot of patience is necessary in this job.

Una reforma profunda de la ley es necesaria.

A deep reform of the law is necessary.

Adjective Agreement (Feminine)

Since 'necesaria' ends in '-a', you only use it when describing feminine singular nouns (like 'la ayuda' or 'la decisión').

Mixing Gender

Mistake: “La decisión es necesario.”

Correction: La decisión es necesaria. (Since 'decisión' is feminine, the adjective must match.)

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