"今日はノートをとらないでいいです。"

Translation: You don't need to take notes today.

[Nathan283196]

"Today it is okay to not take notes" is this okay?

[Colin293854]

Wouldn't this be more natural asとらなくてみいいです。?

[MichaelPru4]

ノート also means notebook.

[JeanDurish1]

Which words equate to "need" here? This seems to be a loose translation. Not saying translation is wrong, I just dont understand how "need" is inferred.

[JoshuaLore9]

Nothing in this sentence literally equates to "need". The closest natural translation is probably something like "today, it's okay to not take notes".

Personally, I wouldn't go so far as to say that equating "it's okay not to" with "there's no need to" is a "loose translation", but I can see what you mean. It takes a step away from a literal translation (which isn't necessarily a bad thing) for the sake of understandability in the target language (which is usually a good thing).

[TrevorKafk1]

When is とる written as 取る vs 撮る?

[JoshuaLore9]

撮る is exclusively for taking (as in capturing/filming) photos or videos, while 取る is for physically taking just about anything.

[JustusAggi1]

Alternative: You need not take notes today or You have no need of taking notes today.