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necessariamente

necessarily

adverb neh-ches-sah-ryah-MEN-teh Less Common

Usage Note

Necessariamente most often appears in negative constructions: non necessariamente means 'not necessarily' and is among the most common uses in spoken and written Italian. It modifies a verb or adjective and cannot be shortened colloquially.

Examples

"Non è necessariamente vero."

Natural Translation

It is not necessarily true.

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