necessitámos

Necessitámos is the first-person plural form of the Portuguese verb necessitar in the pretérito perfeito simples (simple past) indicative. It corresponds to the English “we needed” and denotes a completed action in the past. This form is characteristic of European Portuguese, where the preterite of -ar verbs in the nós form carries an acute accent.

Grammatical details: Necessitar is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugation follows the standard pattern for this class. In the pretérito perfeito simples, the nós form is necessitámos, with the accent on the a to indicate stress on the past tense. The form is used in narrative or formal past contexts and is typically found in written Portuguese from Portugal and other regions that use European Portuguese conventions.

Usage and examples: Necessitámos de is commonly followed by a noun phrase introducing what was required. Examples include: “Necessitámos de mais informações para concluir o relatório.”(We needed more information to complete the report.) “Necessitámos de apoio externo para terminar o projeto.”(We needed external support to finish the project.) In everyday speech, speakers may substitute other past constructions or rely on context to resolve the time reference, especially in varieties where the preterite is less marked in speech.

Etymology and related forms: The verb necessitar derives from the Latin necessitas/necessitare, with the sense of requiring or needing. The noun necessitas gave rise to related forms in Romance languages, and the Portuguese verb shares this semantic lineage. As a regular -ar verb, necessitar forms follow predictable patterns across tenses, with necessitámos being the standard nós form in the European Portuguese preterite.