Today’s Spanish word of the day is “necesitar”.
It’s a verb meaning “to need”.
The word “necesitar” comes from medieval Latin necessitare, which meant “to require” or “to compel”. This is also the root of the English word “necessitate”.
Some related words include “necesario” (“necessary”) and “necesidad” (“need”/“necessity”).
“Necesitar” is a regular verb conjugated in the same way as other -ar verbs.
Example sentences
Necesito un poco de tiempo para pensar sobre eso.
I need a little time to think about that.
No necesito nada más, gracias.
I don’t need anything else, thank you.
Los exploradores necesitaban agua y provisiones para sobrevivir en la inhóspita selva.
The explorers needed water and supplies to survive in the inhospitable jungle.
¿Necesitas que te ayude con eso o prefieres resolverlo tú mismo?
Do you need me to help you with that, or do you prefer to solve it yourself?
Espero que no necesites cambiar todos tus planes.
I hope you don’t need to change all of your plans.
