adjectiveadverb
unnötig
felesleges
Etwas, das nicht gebraucht wird oder keinen wirklichen Zweck hat.
The German word "unnötig" is an adjective meaning "unnecessary". It is composed of the negation prefix "un-" and the word "nötig", which means "necessary". Thus, "unnötig" literally means "not necessary".
Similar words include:
- überflüssig (superfluous, redundant)
- Entbehrlich (dispensable)
- unnütz (useless)
Differences:
- unötig focuses on something being not required.
- überflüssig often implies something is excessive or more than needed.
- Entbehrlich highlights that something can be done without.
- unnütz emphasizes a lack of usefulness rather than just necessity.
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Examples
Ein unnötiger Aufwand wird vermieden.adjective
Egy felesleges ráfordítást elkerülnek.
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