No. 4,512 in Catalan
necessitin
"Necessitin" means "they need" in English.
In a sentence
Els estudiants necessitin ajuda per entendre la teoria.
The students need help to understand the theory.
Here, 'necessitin' is used in the subjunctive mood to express a hypothetical necessity for the students wouldn't understand the theory without help.
Si necessitin anar a la biblioteca, poden demanar una autorització.
If they need to go to the library, they can request an authorization.
In this sentence, 'necessitin' is used as part of a conditional expression, indicating a hypothetical situation regarding the need to visit the library.
És important que necessitin temps per estudiar abans de l'examen.
It is important that they need time to study before the exam.
Here 'necessitin' is used to emphasize the necessity in a dependency clause, governed by the main subject's opinion or advice.
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