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importancia

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importance?The quality of mattering,significance?The meaning or weight of something

Also:value?Referring to worth or relevance,consequence?The seriousness of a situation

📝 In Action

La reunión de hoy tiene mucha importancia para el proyecto.

Today's meeting has a lot of importance for the project.

No le des tanta importancia a ese pequeño error.

Don't give so much importance to that small mistake.

Para mí, la familia es lo que tiene más importancia.

For me, family is what has the most significance.

El informe no era de gran importancia, solo una actualización.

The report was not of great importance, just an update.

Word Connections

Synonyms

significado (meaning)
relevancia (relevance)
valor (value)

Antonyms

insignificancia (insignificance)

Common Collocations

darle importancia a algo – to give importance to something
restarle importancia – to downplay/minimize
sin importancia – unimportant, without significance

💡 Grammar Points

Feminine Noun Rule

Remember that 'importancia' is a feminine word, so you must use feminine words with it: 'mucha importancia', 'la importancia'.

Using 'de importancia'

You can use 'de importancia' (of importance) as an adjective phrase to describe nouns, like 'un tema de importancia' (an important topic).

❌ Common Pitfalls

Using 'Importante' as a Noun

Mistake: "La importante de la reunión es el presupuesto."

Correction: La importancia de la reunión es el presupuesto. (The quality of being important is 'importancia', while 'importante' is the adjective.)

⭐ Usage Tips

Focus on the Verb 'Dar'

A very common way to use this word is with the verb 'dar' (to give): 'No le des importancia' (Don't give it importance / Don't worry about it).

✏️ Quick Practice

💡 Quick Quiz: importancia

Question 1 of 1

Which sentence correctly uses 'importancia'?

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Word Family

importante(important) - adjective

importar(to matter/to be important) - verb

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between 'importancia' and 'significado'?

'Importancia' refers to how much something matters or its weight/value (e.g., 'La importancia de la noticia'). 'Significado' refers to what something means or its definition (e.g., 'El significado de la palabra'). They are sometimes synonyms, but 'importancia' is about consequence, while 'significado' is about definition.

How do I say 'It doesn't matter' using this word?

You wouldn't typically use 'importancia' directly. Instead, you would use the related verb 'importar': 'No importa.' (It doesn't matter). However, you could say 'No tiene ninguna importancia' (It has no importance).