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occorrente

necessary

adjective ohk-kor-REN-teh Rare

Also means

required

Usage Note

Occorrente used as an adjective means 'needed' or 'required' in formal Italian — il materiale occorrente (the required material). As a noun, l'occorrente means 'everything needed, the necessary items' — porta l'occorrente per scrivere ('bring everything you need for writing'). This noun use is idiomatic and has no direct word-for-word translation. Do not confuse with occorrere meaning 'to be necessary' (impersonal verb).

Examples

"Porta tutto l'occorrente per il corso."

Natural Translation

Bring everything necessary for the course.

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