vajadzība

See also: vajadzībā

Latvian

Etymology

From vajadz(ēt) (“to be necessary”) +‎ -ība. Meaning “lack, scarcity” in the 17th, following the etymological meaning of vajadzēt (q.v.), the word soon evolved into its current meaning.[1]

Noun

vajadzība f (4th declension)

  1. need, necessary (the quality of that which is necessary; a situation in which something is necessary)
    vajadzība pēc grāmatām ― the need for books
    pateikt savu vajadzību ― to tell your need
    nav nekādas vajadzības par to runāt ― there is no need to talk about that
    vajadzības izteiksme ― debitive (lit. necessity) mood (Latvian verb form that expresses necessity)
  2. (in the plural) needs (set of natural, social, spiritual factors that are necessary for life, or for a certain activity)
    elementāras vajadzības ― basic needs
    dabiskās vajadzības ― natural needs
    apmierināt sabiedrības vajadzības ― to meet the needs of society

Declension

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “vajag”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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