Neophodna

Neophodna is the feminine singular form of the adjective neophodan, used in standard Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian to mean "necessary" or "essential." It is placed before a feminine noun to describe something required or indispensable, for example neophodna informacija (necessary information) or neophodna mjera (necessary measure).

Grammatically, neophodna agrees with the noun in gender and number. The masculine and neuter equivalents are neophodan and neophodno, respectively, and the form changes across cases and numbers according to normal adjective declension rules in these languages. In plural contexts, the form follows the regular patterns for adjectives ending in -an.

In usage, neophodna is common in formal, technical, or policy-related language, as well as in everyday speech when stressing essential necessity. It is similar in meaning to nužan or neizbješan, though with subtle nuance: neophodan emphasizes essential necessity, while nužan can carry a sense of obligation, and obavezan means mandatory.

See also: neophodan, nužan, obavezan.