Translation for "sei notwendig" to english

Sei notwendig

• is necessary
• was necessary

Translation examples

is necessary

»Mir ist schon klar, daß Sie behaupten werden, Ihre Arbeit sei notwendig.«
He stiffened, then accepted the rebuke: 'You will say that your work is necessary, I realise that.'

was necessary

Jake sagte mir, das sei … notwendig gewesen.
Jake told me this was… necessary.

Das zu wissen sei notwendig und dringlich, schloss ich.
It was necessary, urgent, for me to know, I concluded.

Ich sagte, es sei notwendig - damit ich klar sei.
I insisted. I said it was necessary-for me to be clear.

Das alles taten sie, weil sie glaubten, es sei notwendig – und weil niemand anders dazu in der Lage war.
They did all this because they believed it was necessary—and because no one else could do it.

Es war nicht ganz klar, was sie meinte. Sie schien sich entschuldigen und sagen zu wollen, es sei notwendig gewesen.
It was not clear; she seemed to be excusing herself, saying that it was necessary.