Polyglot Dictionary

nötig

/ˈnøːtɪç/

adjective A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. necessary

    • Das ist nicht nötig.

      That's not necessary.

Similar words

notwendig

notwendig is slightly more formal or absolute; nötig is more everyday — both mean "necessary."

Similar in other languages

French

nécessaire

nécessaire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "necessary."

Portuguese

necessário

necessário is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "necessary."

Practice

1 What does nötig mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ist nicht ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches nötig?

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