1.
inevitable; necessary; bound to happen
Describes something that is certain to occur as a natural or logical consequence. Implies that the outcome could not have been otherwise given the circumstances.
それは必然的な結果だった。
It was an inevitable result.
技術の進歩に伴い、変化は必然的に起こる。
With advances in technology, change inevitably occurs.
人口が減れば、労働力不足は必然的に深刻になる。
If the population declines, the labor shortage will inevitably become severe.
必然的 describes something that is bound to happen as a logical or natural consequence. It implies that the outcome could not have been otherwise.
FORMS:
- な-adjective: 必然的な結果 (an inevitable result)
- Adverbial: 必然的に (inevitably)
RELATED WORDS:
- 必然: inevitability (base noun, also stands alone)
- 偶然的: accidental, coincidental (opposite)
- 偶然: coincidence, chance (opposite base noun)
- 不可避: unavoidable (similar meaning, slightly more formal)
REGISTER:
Common in academic writing, essays, and formal discussion. Rarely used in casual conversation, where speakers would say 当然 (naturally) or しかたがない (it can't be helped) instead.