No. 79 in Dutch

nodig

"Necessary" or "needed."

In a sentence

Ik heb meer tijd nodig om deze taak af te maken.
I need more time to complete this task.
In this sentence, 'nodig' means 'needed' to express a requirement or necessity for something.
Is het nodig om vandaag te vertrekken?
Is it necessary to leave today?
Here, 'nodig' is used to inquire about the necessity of an action or situation.
Voor dit recept is suiker nodig.
For this recipe, sugar is needed.
In this instance, 'nodig' indicates that something is required as part of a condition or component of a situation.

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