No. 15,296 in German
unnötige
Unnecessary.
In a sentence
Der Kauf dieses Geräts war eine unnötige Ausgabe.
Buying this device was an unnecessary expense.
Here, the word 'unnötige' qualifies 'Ausgabe' (expense), describing it as not needed.
Wir sollten uns unnötige Sorgen um die Zukunft ersparen.
We should spare ourselves unnecessary worries about the future.
The word 'unnötige' is used to describe 'Sorgen' (worries), indicating they are not warranted or essential.
Der Verkehr wurde durch eine unnötige Baustelle beeinträchtigt.
The traffic was disrupted by an unnecessary construction site.
In this context, 'unnötige' characterizes 'Baustelle' (construction site), implying it could have been avoided.
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