notwendig
German
Etymology
An early modern German formation: Not (“need”) + wendig (“maneuverable, agile”), originally “necessary to avert the distress”, compare die Not abwenden.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnoːtˌvɛndɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈnoːtˌvɛndɪk/ (most southern German, Austrian, and Swiss speakers)
Audio (Austria) (file)
Adjective
notwendig (comparative notwendiger, superlative am notwendigsten)
Declension
Positive forms of notwendig
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist notwendig | sie ist notwendig | es ist notwendig | sie sind notwendig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | notwendiger | notwendige | notwendiges | notwendige |
genitive | notwendigen | notwendiger | notwendigen | notwendiger | |
dative | notwendigem | notwendiger | notwendigem | notwendigen | |
accusative | notwendigen | notwendige | notwendiges | notwendige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der notwendige | die notwendige | das notwendige | die notwendigen |
genitive | des notwendigen | der notwendigen | des notwendigen | der notwendigen | |
dative | dem notwendigen | der notwendigen | dem notwendigen | den notwendigen | |
accusative | den notwendigen | die notwendige | das notwendige | die notwendigen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein notwendiger | eine notwendige | ein notwendiges | (keine) notwendigen |
genitive | eines notwendigen | einer notwendigen | eines notwendigen | (keiner) notwendigen | |
dative | einem notwendigen | einer notwendigen | einem notwendigen | (keinen) notwendigen | |
accusative | einen notwendigen | eine notwendige | ein notwendiges | (keine) notwendigen |
Comparative forms of notwendig
Superlative forms of notwendig
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- notwendig in Duden online
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