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[Eni]

Hello everybody,

can I substitute "necessarily" with "if necessary" in the following sentence?

He necessarily performs a set-up of a portal area.

Thanks for your help.
Eni

 

[Hakro]

I'd say you can't. I think that "if necessary" (= if needed) is the opposite of "necessarily" (= inevitably). But wait for the native English speakers.

 

[timpeac]

I'd say you can't. I think that "if necessary" (= if needed) is the opposite of "necessarily" (= inevitably). But wait for the native English speakers.

Yes, agreed Hakro.

 

[panjandrum]

Can I substitute "necessarily" with "if necessary" in the following sentence?

He necessarily performs a set-up of a portal area.

Two points about the question rather than the answer

I think your question should read either:
Can I replace "necessarily" with "if necessary" ....
- or -
Can I substitute "if necessary" for ""necessarily" ...

I don't understand the sentence you are asking about - in bold above. I suspect that you actually mean "if necessary" and that one of those articles should be definite. Could you clarify what your sentence is intended to mean?

 

[Kelly B]

Necessarily = of necessity, if you feel the need to add a preposition. It doesn't sound particularly good in your sentence, though.