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To have significance, value, or influence; to matter.
La salute è molto importante.
Health is very important.
Non essere importante per nessuno può essere doloroso.
Not being important to anyone can be painful.
Used in both personal and professional contexts to emphasize significance.
Avoid using 'essere importante' with 'di' (e.g., 'essere importante di...'). The correct structure is 'essere importante + [noun/verb]' or 'essere importante per [someone]'.
Use 'essere importante' to emphasize the significance of something or someone. It can be used in statements, questions, or exclamations.
The phrase combines the verb 'essere' (to be) with the adjective 'importante' (important). 'Essere' derives from Latin 'esse' (to be), while 'importante' comes from Latin 'importare' (to matter, to be of consequence), originally from 'in-' (into) + 'portare' (to carry).
The phrase is used in both formal and informal contexts. In Italian, adjectives agree in gender and number with the subject, but 'importante' remains unchanged in this phrase as it modifies the verb 'essere' directly.