Need
"Need" in Dutch
behoefte
(something required)
nood
(lack of means of subsistence)
behoeven
(to have an absolute requirement for)
benodigen
(to have an absolute requirement for)
moeten
(to be obliged to)
moeten hebben
(to want strongly)
nodig hebben
(to have an absolute requirement for)
nodig zijn
(to be required or necessary)
vereisen
(to have an absolute requirement for)
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