Essentiële

Essentiële is a Dutch adjective meaning essential, fundamental, or indispensable. It is used to describe something that is necessary for a system, process, or concept to function properly or to be complete. The word conveys priority and centrality within a given context.

Etymology and related terms: essentiële derives from the Latin essentialis through the French essentiel, and has a cognate in English (essential). In Dutch, it is the attributive form of essentieel and is widely used in technical, scientific, and everyday language. The noun form essence is essense? The related noun is essentie, meaning essence, which shares the same root.

Usage and grammar: In Dutch, essentiële is commonly used before a noun as an attributive modifier, often after a definite article: de essentiële informatie, de essentiële voedingsstoffen. Predicative use typically employs the base form essentieel: Het is essentieel. The term covers a broad range of domains, from science and nutrition to law and business.

Common contexts: Essential nutrients (essentiële voedingsstoffen) are those the body cannot produce in sufficient amounts. Essential amino acids (essentiële aminozuren) are a standard term in nutrition. Essential oils are referred to as essentiële oliën. In philosophy and everyday language, essential questions or essential characteristics describe core, defining aspects.

See also: essentie (essence), essentieel (the base adjective), en synoniemen zoals noodzakelijk, cruciaal, onmisbaar. The nuance of essential is that it marks something as central to a system or argument, rather than merely useful or convenient.