Important in Different Languages
Discover 'Important' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Important
Afrikaans belangrik | ||
Albanian të rëndësishme | ||
Amharic አስፈላጊ | ||
Arabic مهم | ||
Armenian կարևոր | ||
Assamese গুৰুত্বপূৰ্ণ | ||
Aymara wakiskiri | ||
Azerbaijani vacibdir | ||
Bambara nafama | ||
Basque garrantzitsua | ||
Belarusian важна | ||
Bengali গুরুত্বপূর্ণ | ||
Bhojpuri महत्वपूर्ण | ||
Bosnian bitan | ||
Bulgarian важно | ||
Catalan important | ||
Cebuano hinungdanon | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 重要 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 重要 | ||
Corsican impurtante | ||
Croatian važno | ||
Czech důležité | ||
Danish vigtig | ||
Dhivehi މުހިންމު | ||
Dogri जरूरी | ||
Dutch belangrijk | ||
English important | ||
Esperanto grava | ||
Estonian oluline | ||
Ewe le veviẽ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) mahalaga | ||
Finnish tärkeä | ||
French important | ||
Frisian belangryk | ||
Galician importante | ||
Georgian მნიშვნელოვანი | ||
German wichtig | ||
Greek σπουδαίος | ||
Guarani momba'eguasu | ||
Gujarati મહત્વપૂર્ણ | ||
Haitian Creole enpòtan | ||
Hausa muhimmanci | ||
Hawaiian mea nui | ||
Hebrew חָשׁוּב | ||
Hindi जरूरी | ||
Hmong tseem ceeb | ||
Hungarian fontos | ||
Icelandic mikilvægt | ||
Igbo dị mkpa | ||
Ilocano napateg | ||
Indonesian penting | ||
Irish tábhachtach | ||
Italian importante | ||
Japanese 重要 | ||
Javanese penting | ||
Kannada ಮುಖ್ಯ | ||
Kazakh маңызды | ||
Khmer សំខាន់ | ||
Kinyarwanda ngombwa | ||
Konkani म्हत्वाचें | ||
Korean 중대한 | ||
Krio impɔtant | ||
Kurdish giring | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) گرنگ | ||
Kyrgyz маанилүү | ||
Lao ທີ່ ສຳ ຄັນ | ||
Latin magna | ||
Latvian svarīgs | ||
Lingala ntina | ||
Lithuanian svarbu | ||
Luganda -mugaso | ||
Luxembourgish wichteg | ||
Macedonian важно | ||
Maithili महत्वपूर्ण | ||
Malagasy zava-dehibe | ||
Malay penting | ||
Malayalam പ്രധാനം | ||
Maltese importanti | ||
Maori mea nui | ||
Marathi महत्वाचे | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ | ||
Mizo pawimawh | ||
Mongolian чухал | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အရေးကြီးတယ် | ||
Nepali महत्त्वपूर्ण | ||
Norwegian viktig | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zofunika | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ | | ||
Oromo barbaachisaa | ||
Pashto مهم | ||
Persian مهم | ||
Polish ważny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) importante | ||
Punjabi ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ | ||
Quechua chaniyuq | ||
Romanian important | ||
Russian важный | ||
Samoan taua | ||
Sanskrit महत्वपूर्णः | ||
Scots Gaelic cudromach | ||
Sepedi bohlokwa | ||
Serbian важно | ||
Sesotho bohlokoa | ||
Shona zvakakosha | ||
Sindhi ضروري | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) වැදගත් | ||
Slovak dôležité | ||
Slovenian pomembno | ||
Somali muhiim ah | ||
Spanish importante | ||
Sundanese penting | ||
Swahili muhimu | ||
Swedish viktig | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) mahalaga | ||
Tajik муҳим | ||
Tamil முக்கியமான | ||
Tatar мөһим | ||
Telugu ముఖ్యమైనది | ||
Thai สำคัญ | ||
Tigrinya ጠቃሚ | ||
Tsonga nkoka | ||
Turkish önemli | ||
Turkmen möhümdir | ||
Twi (Akan) ɛhia | ||
Ukrainian важливо | ||
Urdu اہم | ||
Uyghur مۇھىم | ||
Uzbek muhim | ||
Vietnamese quan trọng | ||
Welsh bwysig | ||
Xhosa ibalulekile | ||
Yiddish וויכטיק | ||
Yoruba pataki | ||
Zulu kubalulekile |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "belangrik" is derived from the Dutch word "belangrijk", which also means "important". |
| Albanian | The word "të rëndësishme" derives from the Proto-Albanian word "*rëndë" meaning "heavy" or "weighty", implying the gravity or significance of something. |
| Arabic | The word "مهم" can also mean "diligent" or "busy" in Arabic, deriving from the root "همّ" meaning "to care" or "to be concerned" |
| Armenian | The word "կարևոր" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱer- "to do, make" and is related to the English word "care" |
| Azerbaijani | The word "vacibdir" in Azerbaijani also means "necessary" or "obligatory". |
| Belarusian | "Важна" is also used in the sense of "having great size or quantity" |
| Bosnian | In modern Bosnian, `bitan` can also refer to a key character in a story or film. |
| Bulgarian | The word "важно" in Bulgarian also has the alternate meaning of "slowly" or "deliberately." |
| Catalan | "Important" derives from Latin "importare", meaning "to import". |
| Cebuano | Hinungdanon comes from the root word 'hinungdan' meaning 'cause' or 'reason', suggesting that the thing is important because it is a cause or reason for something else. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 重 can also mean heavy, while 要 can mean essential or necessary. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word 重要 (중요) can also mean 'essential' or 'significant', and is often used in the context of decision-making. |
| Corsican | "Impurtante" is an alternate spelling of "importante" and is derived from the Italian "importante". |
| Croatian | The word "važno" in Croatian comes from the Proto-Slavic word "*važiti", meaning "to weigh" or "to be of value". |
| Czech | Důležité can also have an additional connotation of 'urgent'. |
| Danish | The word "vigtig" in Danish originates from the Old Norse word "vigtigr", meaning "weighty" or "of great consequence". |
| Dutch | The word "belangrijk" derives from "belang" (concern) and "rijk" (rich), meaning "rich in concern" or "of great concern". |
| Esperanto | The word "grava" in Esperanto comes from the Latin word "gravis", meaning "heavy" or "serious". |
| Estonian | The word "oluline" is derived from the Estonian word "olu" which means "being" or "existence". |
| Finnish | "Tärkeä" is related to "tärkkelys" (starch) because in the past, the most important thing for a poor person was usually to get enough food. |
| French | The French word "important" can also mean "full of importance," "consequential," or "significant." |
| Frisian | The word "belangryk" is derived from the Old Frisian word "belang", meaning "concern" or "affair". |
| Galician | The word "importante" in Galician also means "pregnant". |
| German | "Wichtige" Dinge waren früher nur solche, die mit einem Gewicht belastet waren. |
| Greek | The term 'σπουδαίος' does not simply refer to something that is consequential but also something that has been carefully considered and is worthy of attention. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "enpòtan" in Haitian Creole originates from the French word "important", reflecting the strong French influence on Haitian language. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, ''muhimman'' means both ''important'' and ''urgent''. |
| Hawaiian | "Mea nui" can also refer to something big, grand, or impressive in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | The word "חָשׁוּב" (important) is derived from the root "חשב" (to think), and also has the alternate meaning "well-thought-of". |
| Hindi | "जरूरी" is cognate with "जुर" (yoke, association), indicating that what's important is what binds people together. |
| Hmong | In Hmong, 'tseem ceeb' is also used to refer to a person who is reliable or trustworthy. |
| Hungarian | The word "fontos" originally referred to weight and significance, rather than importance. |
| Icelandic | The word "mikilvægt" is derived from the Old Norse word "mikill", meaning "great", and "vægt", meaning "weight" or "importance". |
| Igbo | "Dị mkpa" can also mean "to be in need" or "to be necessary" in Igbo. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "penting" can also mean "necessary" or "urgent". |
| Italian | The Italian word "importante" derives from the Latin word "importare," meaning "to carry in" or "to bring in." |
| Japanese | The word "重要" (juuyou) in Japanese is made up of two kanji: "重" (juu), meaning "heavy," and "要" (you), meaning "necessity" or "importance." |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "penting" also means "to press" or "to pinch". |
| Kannada | The word "ಮುಖ್ಯ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "मुख" meaning "face", and is often used to describe something that is prominent or noteworthy. |
| Kazakh | "Маңызды" is derived from the Persian word "māhyāt" meaning "essence" or "nature." |
| Khmer | The word "សំខាន់" also means "weight" and is related to the word "កាន់" which means "to hold". |
| Korean | "중대한" has the same root as "중" (middle) and "대" (large), describing something weighty that should be placed in the middle. |
| Kurdish | The word "giring" also means "precious" or "valuable" in Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "маанилүү" (important) shares its root with the word "маани" (meaning), highlighting the significance of meaning to importance. |
| Latin | Magna is also used as a prefix in many words derived from Latin, such as "magnanimous" and "magnificent". |
| Latvian | "Svarīgs" comes from the Old High German word "swer" meaning "heavy" and the Indo-European root "*gʷer-/*gʷreh-" meaning "to burden". |
| Lithuanian | Lithuanian word "svarbu" originally meant "weight" or "heavy". |
| Luxembourgish | Wichteg shares a root with the German word 'wichtig' and the English word 'weighty', as they all derive from the Proto-Germanic word '*wehtigaz', meaning 'having weight'. |
| Macedonian | The word "важно" in Macedonian comes from the Proto-Slavic word "*vъʒьno", meaning "heavy" or "weighty". |
| Malagasy | The word "ZAVA-DEHIBE" in Malagasy also means "having a purpose" or "being significant". |
| Malay | The word "penting" can also mean "urgent" or "essential". |
| Maltese | The word "importanti" also refers to the action of bringing foreign goods into the country for commercial use. |
| Maori | The Maori phrase "mea nui" also literally means "big thing". |
| Marathi | महत्वाचे comes from the Sanskrit word 'महत्व', meaning 'greatness' or 'importance'. |
| Mongolian | The word "чухал" in Mongolian also refers to a person who is highly respected and influential. |
| Nepali | The word "महत्त्वपूर्ण" is derived from the Sanskrit words "महत्" (great) and "त्व" (quality), meaning "of great quality or significance."} |
| Norwegian | The word "viktig" originates from the Old Norse word "vikt", meaning "weight" or "importance". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "zofunika" is also used to refer to a person of importance or authority. |
| Pashto | The word 'مهم' is derived from the Arabic root 'همّ', meaning 'concern' or 'care'. |
| Persian | The Persian word "مهم" (mohem) also means "guest" in Arabic and dates back to the Proto-Indo-European root "*meh₁-/", meaning "to honor" or "to give". |
| Polish | The Polish word "ważny" can also mean "valid" or "of significance". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "importante", meaning "important", derives from Latin "importare" meaning "to carry inside". |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "important" is derived from the Latin word "importans", meaning "having great significance or consequence" |
| Russian | "Важный" originally meant "heavy" (in weight). This meaning is still present in the adjective "важкий." |
| Samoan | The word 'taua' in Samoan can also mean 'war' or 'battle', reflecting its historical significance in the culture. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "cudromach" derives from the Proto-Celtic *kʷetwar-makʷos, meaning "four great". |
| Serbian | "Важно" also means "pregnant" and is related to "вага" "weight" and "важан" "important". |
| Sesotho | The word "bohlokoa" can also be used to describe something that is valuable, precious, or of great worth. |
| Sindhi | "ضروري" is borrowed from Arabic, where it means "indispensable" or "essential". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "වැදගත්" is derived from the Sanskrit word "वदति" (vadati), meaning "to speak", and "गच्छति" (gacchati), meaning "to go". Thus, the word originally meant "that which is spoken and goes far". Today, it retains this sense of importance and influence, and is used to describe anything that is significant or has great value. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word dôležité derives from the word dôležitosť, which means "importance". It can also refer to something that is "urgent". It is related to the Czech word důležitý, which has a similar meaning. |
| Slovenian | The word "pomembno" is derived from the Slavic root "*pǫti", meaning "way, path, or road". This suggests that something important is something that is on the right path or that leads to the right path. |
| Somali | The etymology of the Somali word "muhiim ah" is uncertain, but it is thought to have been derived from the Arabic word "muhimm", which means "important" or "essential". |
| Spanish | The word "importante" also means "import" in Spanish. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, "penting" can also mean "important", "necessary", or "mandatory". |
| Swahili | The word "muhimu" in Swahili also means "heavy" or "burdened", suggesting that importance can be a weighty responsibility. |
| Swedish | The word "Viktig" can also mean "weighty" or "consequential" in Swedish. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "mahalaga" can also mean "expensive" or "precious". |
| Tajik | The word "муҳим" is derived from the Persian word "مهم", which means "weighty", "serious", or "significant." |
| Tamil | The word "முக்கியமான" in Tamil originates from the word "முகம்" meaning "face", suggesting that something important is something that is seen on the face, or that is of paramount importance. |
| Telugu | "ముఖ్యమైనది" (mukhyamaindi) is derived from the Sanskrit word "mukhya" meaning "chief" or "principal." |
| Thai | "สำคัญ" is a Pali loanword derived from "sam-kitti", meaning both "important" and "to mark something important or significant". |
| Turkish | The word "önemli" in Turkish shares a common etymological root with the word "anlam" meaning "meaning", highlighting the close relationship between importance and meaningfulness in Turkish culture. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "важливо" also has the meaning of "weight" or "significance". |
| Urdu | The word 'اہم' (important) is derived from the Arabic word 'وهم' (illusion), reflecting the idea that importance can be illusory or based on subjective perceptions. |
| Uzbek | "Muhim" also means "necessary", "urgent" and "essential" in Uzbek. |
| Vietnamese | The word "quan trọng" comes from the Chinese word "重要", which means "heavy weight". |
| Welsh | The word "bwysig" also refers to a large bundle of hay or straw, suggesting its significance and value. |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, the word 'ibalulekile' can also be used to describe something that is 'urgent' or 'serious'. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "וויכטיק" (viktik) comes from the Middle High German "wiht", meaning "creature" or "being". |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, "pataki" also means "big" or "great" in size or significance. |
| Zulu | The word “kubalulekile” can also refer to something that is "extraordinary", "remarkable", or "noteworthy". |
| English | In Latin, the word "important" meant "to bear" or "to carry," likely referring to the significance of carrying out certain tasks. |