necesitar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Aragonese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Medieval Latin necessitō (“I oblige, compel”) and Latin necessitas.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /neθesiˈta(ɾ)/
IPA(key): /nesesiˈta(ɾ)/ (Benasquese)
Syllabification: ne‧ce‧si‧tar
Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
=== Verb ===
necesitar
to need
==== Conjugation ====
=== References ===
“necesitar”, in Aragonario, diccionario aragonés–castellano (in Spanish)
== Asturian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Medieval Latin necessitō (“I oblige, compel”) and Latin necessitas.
=== Verb ===
necesitar (first-person singular indicative present necesito, past participle necesitáu)
to need
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“necesitar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “necesitar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin necessitas.
=== Verb ===
necesitar (first-person singular present necesito, first-person singular preterite necesitei, past participle necesitado)
to need
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“necesitar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Medieval Latin necessitāre (“to oblige, compel”), a verb derived from Classical Latin necessitās (“necessity, compulsion”). According to Coromines and Pascual, attested by the 17th century. Cognate of French nécessiter, which is known to be attested much earlier.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /neθesiˈtaɾ/ [ne.θe.siˈt̪aɾ] (Spain)
IPA(key): /nesesiˈtaɾ/ [ne.se.siˈt̪aɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: ne‧ce‧si‧tar
=== Verb ===
necesitar (first-person singular present necesito, first-person singular preterite necesité, past participle necesitado)
(transitive) to need
Synonyms: precisar, requerir
¡Necesito chocolate! ― I need chocolate!
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1985), “necesidad”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary][1] (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 221
“necesitar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025