No. 1,622 in German
unbedingt
"Unbedingt" means "absolutely" or "necessarily."
In a sentence
Du solltest unbedingt früh aufstehen, um den Sonnenaufgang zu sehen.
You should absolutely wake up early to see the sunrise.
'Unbedingt' is used here as an adverb to emphasize the necessity of waking up early.
Er hat unbedingt auf seinen Standpunkt bestanden.
He absolutely insisted on his point of view.
'Unbedingt' here intensifies the determination described by 'insisted'.
Ich möchte unbedingt dieses Buch lesen, es muss spannend sein.
I absolutely want to read this book, it must be exciting.
'Unbedingt' emphasizes the speaker's strong wish or desire to read the book.
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