Polyglot Dictionary

necesitar

/neseˈsitaɾ/

verb A1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
necesito
preterite (yo)
necesité
past participle
necesitado

Meaning

  1. to need

    • Necesito ayuda.

      I need help.

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

necessitar

necessitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to need."

Portuguese

precisar

precisar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to need."

Practice

1 What does necesitar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ ayuda.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches necesitar?

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