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bisognare

be necessary

verb bee-zoh-NYAH-reh Less Common

Also means

need to

Usage Note

Bisognare is impersonal: it appears only in the third-person singular bisogna plus an infinitive (bisogna partire, 'one must leave'). Do not give it a personal subject; for 'I need' something concrete, use avere bisogno di instead.

Examples

"Bisogna studiare di più."

Natural Translation

One needs to study more.

Literal Translation

Is-necessary study of more.

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