nepotrebne

Neportebne is an adjective used in several South Slavic languages, including Croatian, Serbian, and Bosnian, meaning not necessary, unnecessary, or redundant. It describes things, actions, or information that do not serve a required purpose or add value in a given context.

Etymology and form: the word is formed with the negation prefix ne- attached to the stem potreban, meaning needed or necessary. It derives from the noun potreba, meaning need. The base adjectives inflect for gender and number; the form nepotrebne is the feminine plural used with feminine plural nouns, for example nepotrebne informacije (unnecessary information). Other common forms include nepotreban (masculine singular) and nepotrebno (neuter singular or adverbial usage).

Usage: nepotrebne is used to label elements considered superfluous or not required. For example, "Ovi koraci su nepotrebne radnje" is an expression you might encounter in procedural or bureaucratic language, and "Nepotrebne informacije mogu zbuniti korisnika" notes that extraneous details may confuse someone.

Semantics and style: the term is typically neutral, though it can carry a mildly critical tone when pointing out inefficiency or waste. It is often contrasted with potreno (necessary) or bitno (important).

See also: potreba, potreban, nepotrebno, nepotrebni, potreni (depending on the language), antonyms such as potrebni and neprekidno usage in context.

In English, nepotrebne corresponds to unnecessary or superfluous.