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Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine
la necesidad
need
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necesidad
/la neθesiˈðað/
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How do you say necesidad in Spanish?
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/la neθesiˈðað/
How do you pronounce necesidad in Spanish?
necesidad is pronounced /la neθesiˈðað/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La necesidad urgente de agua potable afectó a toda la población.
The urgent need for drinking water affected the entire population.
Esta necesidad económica es más grave que la anterior.
This economic need is more serious than the previous one.
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Why is it feminine?
Necesidad is feminine because it derives from Latin "necessitas," which belonged to the third-declension feminine nouns ending in "-itas," a suffix that consistently produced feminine nouns in Latin and carried over into Romance languages.
What is the Spanish word for need?
The Spanish word for need is la necesidad — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | besoin flips! | le | masculine |
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