No. 4,396 in Korean
필요하지
"필요하지" means "necessary" or "needed."
In a sentence
그 책은 지금 필요하지 않아.
That book is not needed right now.
The word '필요하지' in this sentence conveys the idea of 'not needed', expressing a lack of necessity at the present moment.
우리는 그 기계가 필요하지 않을 것 같아.
We might not need that machine.
Here, '필요하지' is used to suggest a potential absence of necessity in the future.
필요하지 않다면 바로 알려주세요.
If it's not necessary, please let us know immediately.
In this sentence, '필요하지' is used within a conditional structure to indicate an absence of necessity depending on the situation.
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