| Part of speech | adjective |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | no·dig |
| Albanian | duhur |
|---|---|
| Catalan | necessari |
| Czech | nevyhnutelný; nutný; potřebný |
| Danish | nødvendig |
| Dutch | benodigd; nodig; geboden; noodzakelijk |
| English | necessary; needful |
| Esperanto | necesa |
| Faeroese | neyðugur |
| Finnish | välttämätön |
| French | necessaire |
| German | erforderlich; nötig; notwendig |
| Italian | necessario; occorrente |
| Low German | nöydig |
| Malay | perlu |
| Papiamento | nesesario |
| Polish | konieczny |
| Portuguese | necessário |
| Saterland Frisian | nöödich |
| Scots | necessar |
| Spanish | necesario |
| Sranan | fandun; fanowdu |
| Swedish | behövlig |