De noodzaak
Example: De noodzaak om duurzaam te leven wordt steeds duidelijker.
Definition
"De noodzaak" refers to the urgent need or essential requirement for something to happen or be done, often emphasizing its importance or inevitability. For example, "de noodzaak om duurzaam te leven" highlights the critical need to live sustainably.
Etymology
The Dutch word "de noodzaak" combines "nood," meaning distress or emergency, and "zaak," meaning matter or thing. Together, they convey the concept of an urgent or necessary matter. Did you know that "nood" originally related to dire circumstances, which perfectly fits the sense of urgent necessity in "de noodzaak"?
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"De noodzaak" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B2) - set 3", containing 112 commonly used words.
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