Necessity And Obligation
- Dewa Messha
- Jun 4, 2017
- 2 min read

Necessity is something that you must have or do : something that is necessary the quality of being necessary.
Examples of Necessity:
1. Sunscreen is an absolute necessity for the beach.
2. food, clothes, and other basic necessities
3. Getting plenty of rest is a necessity.
4. Without a car, living close to work is a necessity.
5. All we took with us on our hiking trip were the bare necessities.
Example:
I'm looking for Nicole. I have to talk to her about our launch date tomorrow. I can't meet her for launch because I have to go to a business meeting at 2:00.
Dalam pernyataan kebutuhan sehari hari, Have to lebih sering/ umum digunakan daripada must. Must biasanya memiliki makna yang lebih kuat daripada have to dan dapat mengindikasikan suatu keadaan yang darurat atau kepentingan yang sangat mendesak.
a. Have got to
b. Have to
Have to/ Have got to/ Must
Example: I have to/ have got to/ must study tonight.
Had to digunakan untuk mengekspresikan kebutuhan di masa lampau (past).
Example: I had to study last night.

Examples of Obligation:
1. She believes that all people have a moral obligation to defend human rights.
2. He argues that people in a community have certain obligations to each other.
3. She failed to fulfill her obligations as a parent.
1. Used to Adjectives: Obligatory, Compulsory, Needless, Unnecessary
Example:
It is obligatory for the people to participate in education.
(Artinya: Suatu keharusan bagi orang-orang untuk berpartisipasi dalam pendidikan)
Entering elementary school is compulsory in Indonesia.
(Artinya: Masuk Sekolah Dasar merupakan keharusan di Negara Indonesia)
That’s a needless thing to speak with him.
(Artinya: Taka da gunanya berbicara dengan dia)
It’s unnecessary to sit under the tree for hours.
(Artinya: Tidak perlu duduk di bawah pohon selama berjam-jam)
2. Used to Nouns: Obligation, Compulsion, Need, Necessity
Example:
There’s a legal obligation to enter the army.
(Artinya: Ada keharusan resmi untuk masuk Angkatan Bersenjata)
It’s compulsion to obey your parents.
(Artinya: Merupakan keharusan untuk mematuhi orang tuamu)
It’s a need for everybody to eat nutritious food.
(Artinya: Perlu bagi setiap orang untuk makan makanan yang bergizi)
Is it necessity for man and woman to sit apart?
(Artinya: Apakah perlu bagi laki-laki dan wanita untuk duduk berpisah?)
3. Used to Verbs: Oblige
Example:
My father obliged me to study every night.
(Artinya: Ayah saya mewajibkanku untuk belajar setiap malam)
4. Used to Modal Auxiliaries: Must, Have to, Ought to, Should
Example:
You must obey your parents.
(Artinya: Kamu harus mematuhi kedua orang tuamu)
Every Muslim must pray five times a day.
(Artinya: Setiap umat Islam harus sholat lima kali sehari)
I have to go now.
(Artinya: Saya harus pergi sekarang)
You ought to repair my watch.
(Artinya: Kamu harus memperbaiki jamku)
Those shoes should be repaired.
(Artinya: Sepatu itu seharusnya diperbaiki)
I ought to wake up early.
(Artinya: Saya harus bangun pagi)
Note:
Kata "must" memiliki arti yang sangat kuat (strong). Penggunaan kata "must" ini memiliki makna lebih cenderung pada suatu keharusan yang sudah menjadi kewajiban untuk dilakukan.
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