How to Say "we need" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “we need” is “necesitamos” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Necesitamos más agua, por favor.
We need more water, please.
Necesitamos hablar sobre el plan de mañana.
We need to talk about tomorrow's plan.
Ayer necesitamos comprar leche y pan.
Yesterday we needed to buy milk and bread.
Two Tenses, One Word
Necesitamos is special because it can mean 'we need' (right now) or 'we needed' (in the past). The rest of the sentence, with words like 'ahora' (now) or 'ayer' (yesterday), will tell you which one it is.
The 'We' Ending: -amos
For most verbs that end in '-ar' (like necesitar, hablar, cantar), the ending '-amos' tells you that 'we' (nosotros/nosotras) are doing the action in the present.
Adding an extra 'para' or 'a'
Mistake: “Necesitamos a ir a la tienda.”
Correction: Necesitamos ir a la tienda. When you need *to do* something, just put the second verb in its basic '-ar', '-er', or '-ir' form right after `necesitamos`. No extra words needed in between!
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