era necessario

it was necessary

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it was necessary An impersonal expression meaning that something was needed or required. The subject can be stated afterward: era necessario prendere delle vitamine means “it was necessary to take vitamins.”

IT: Era necessario prenotare in anticipo.

EN: It was necessary to book in advance.

Era necessario arrivare a questo?

Did it have to come to this?

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

Era necessario?

Was it necessary?

Non era necessario che venissi già oggi.

There was no need for me to come today.

— Viaggio a Tokyo (1953)

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.

Era necessario.

It was necessary.

— The Experiment - Cercasi cavie umane (2001)

Quello non era necessario.

That wasn’t necessary.

Non era necessario che mi vedesse.

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

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Era necessario che mio zio ne venisse al corrente.

It was necessary for my uncle to know about this.

Tom ha deciso che non era necessario prendere delle vitamine.

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

Non era necessario.

It wasn't necessary.

— La sposa turca (2004)

Era necessario uccidere un ragazzino di quattro anni?

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

— Léon (1994)

Ma era necessario?

But was it necessary?

— Conclave (2024)