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necessitaram

Necessi taram is the past-tense conjugation of the Portuguese verb necessitar and corresponds to the third-person plural form in the pretérito perfeito do indicativo. It conveys that a need or requirement existed in the past and can refer to eles, elas or vocês as the subject. The meaning is essentially “they needed” or “you all needed.”

The verb necessitar is a regular -ar verb. Its pretérito perfeito do indicativo endings are: eu necessitei,

Etymology and usage notes: necessitar derives from Latin roots related to necessity and the concept of needing

Examples:

- Eles necessitaram de ajuda para completar o projeto no prazo.

- Vocês necessitaram de informações adicionais para validar os dados.

Related terms include precisar, carecer (more formal or literary), and haver necessidade de. While necessitar and

tu
necessitaste,
ele
necessitou,
nós
necessitamos,
vós
necessitastes,
eles
necessitaram.
The
form
necessitaram
is
used
whenever
the
subject
is
eles,
elas
or
vocês
in
the
past
tense.
something.
In
Brazilian
and
European
Portuguese,
the
verb
is
common
in
formal
and
written
contexts,
as
well
as
in
journalism
and
narration,
to
describe
past
needs
or
requirements.
It
is
typically
used
with
de
to
introduce
the
required
element:
necessitar
de
algo.
It
can
also
appear
with
additional
clauses,
for
example,
necessitaram
de
mais
tempo
para
terminar
o
relatório.
precisar
convey
similar
ideas,
necessitar
often
emphasizes
the
existence
of
a
requirement
rather
than
the
act
of
needing
in
the
moment.