necesarios

Necesarios is the masculine plural form of the Spanish adjective necesario, meaning “necessary” or “needed.” It agrees with masculine plural nouns, as in “requisitos necesarios” or “documentos necesarios.” The feminine plural is necesarias, and the singular forms are necesario (masc) and necesaria (fem). In usage, necesarios describes items, conditions, or actions that are required by a rule, circumstance, or purpose. It can modify nouns directly or appear predicatively in phrases such as “Son necesarios” or “Es necesario llevar…” In addition, the phrase “lo necesario” is used as a noun to mean “what is necessary” or “the essentials.”

Etymology and range of meaning: necesario comes from Latin necessarius, related to necessitas, meaning necessity or need. The sense of indispensability covers things that are required for a task, safety, legality, or basic functioning. Depending on context, necesarios can imply obligation (something one must do) or simply practical sufficiency (something needed to achieve a goal).

Usage notes: comunes collocations include “requisitos necesarios,” “pasos necesarios,” “documentos necesarios,” and “gastos necesarios.” The term can express urgency or inevitability and contrasts with less essential or optional elements. It also appears in phrases like “lo necesario” (the essentials) and “hacer lo necesario” (to do what is necessary).

Translations and related terms: in English, necesarios translates as necessary, required, indispensable, or essential. Related Spanish terms include necesario, imprescindible, obligatorio, and indispensable, which vary in nuance but share the core idea of requirement or indispensability.