nodig
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See also: nödig
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *naudigaz (compare English needy and German nötig). By surface analysis, nood + -ig.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]nodig (comparative nodiger, superlative nodigst)
- necessary, needed
- Als de verkleving geen klachten geeft, is een operatie niet nodig.
- If the adhesion does not cause any symptoms, surgery is not necessary.
- (only when attributive and preceded by a definite article) inevitable
- De bomenkap leidde tot het nodige protest van de omwonenden.
- The tree cutting gave rise to the inevitable protest from local residents.
Declension
[edit]Declension of nodig | ||||
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uninflected | nodig | |||
inflected | nodige | |||
comparative | nodiger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | nodig | nodiger | het nodigst het nodigste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | nodige | nodigere | nodigste |
n. sing. | nodig | nodiger | nodigste | |
plural | nodige | nodigere | nodigste | |
definite | nodige | nodigere | nodigste | |
partitive | nodigs | nodigers | — |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Adverb
[edit]nodig
- necessarily, badly, urgently
- Het wegdek hier moet nodig vernieuwd worden.
- The road here badly needs resurfacing.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: nodig