English–French

“necessary” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/nesesɛʁ/

Example

Il est nécessaire de dormir huit heures.

It is necessary to sleep eight hours.

Illustration for nécessaire (necessary)

How to say “necessary” in French

“Necessary” in French is nécessaire.

A load-bearing link in a plan, where removing it causes the intended result to fail.

Full entry for nécessaire: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with nécessaire

Ton passeport est nécessaire pour le voyage.

Your passport is necessary for the trip.

Tips for using nécessaire

  • In Il est nécessaire de dormir, nécessaire is followed by de and an infinitive; before a noun, it agrees in gender and number.

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