era necessario

was necessary

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phrase Rare #22,943
was necessary The form necessario changes to necessaria, necessari, or necessarie to agree with what was necessary.
IT: Era necessario partire presto.
EN: It was necessary to leave early.

Era necessario?

Was it necessary?

Tom ha deciso che non era necessario prendere delle vitamine.

Tom decided that it wasn't necessary to take any vitamins.

Era necessario che mio zio venisse informato?

Was it necessary for my uncle to be informed?

Tom decise che non era necessario prendere delle vitamine.

Tom decided that it wasn't necessary to take vitamins.

Non era necessario che mi vedesse.

It wasn't necessary for him/her to see me.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Era necessario.

It was necessary.

— The Experiment - Cercasi cavie umane (2001)

Non era necessario.

It wasn't necessary.

— La sposa turca (2004)

Ma era necessario?

But was it necessary?

— Conclave (2024)

Era necessario che mio zio ne venisse al corrente.

It was necessary for my uncle to know about this.

Quello non era necessario.

That wasn’t necessary.

Era necessario uccidere un ragazzino di quattro anni?

Was it necessary to kill a four-year-old boy?

— Léon (1994)

Non era necessario che venissi già oggi.

There was no need for me to come today.

— Viaggio a Tokyo (1953)

Era necessario arrivare a questo?

Did it have to come to this?

— Infernal Affairs (2002)