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nodig.

necessary, needed

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈnoːdəx/

  1. necessary, needed

    Als de verkleving geen klachten geeft, is een operatie niet nodig.

  2. inevitable

    De bomenkap leidde tot het nodige protest van de omwonenden.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Germanic *naudīgaz (compare English needy and German nötig). By surface analysis, nood + -ig.

adv/ˈnoːdəx/

  1. necessarily, badly, urgently

    Het wegdek hier moet nodig vernieuwd worden.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Germanic *naudīgaz (compare English needy and German nötig). By surface analysis, nood + -ig.

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