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German adjective · CEFR B1

notwendig

Meaning in English: necessary

Rank 799 of 5,000adjectiveLevel B13 forms in the list
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Example

Ist das wirklich notwendig?

Is that really necessary?

Forms of notwendig in the top 5,000

These forms of notwendig are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:

notwendigen#1,803
necessaryB1

Hast du alle notwendigen Unterlagen dabei?
Do you have all the necessary documents with you?

notwendige#2,339
necessary (inflected)B1

Die notwendige Ausrüstung kann man vor Ort leihen.
You can hire the necessary equipment on site.

How common is notwendig?

notwendig is number 799 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 111 times per million words — about once every 9,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 62% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 795persönlichenpersonal
  2. 796gewinnenwin
  3. 797teilenshare, divide
  4. 798der Abendevening
  5. 799notwendignecessary
  6. 800der Bürgermeistermayor
  7. 801wenigefew
  8. 802gesamtenentire, whole
  9. 803die Studiestudy

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