molto importante
/ˈmol.to im.porˈtan.te/word by word
The English phrase 'very important' is molto importante in Italian.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of molto, meaning 'much' or 'very' and importante, meaning 'important'.
How does it change in a sentence?
molto importante is used for both masculine and feminine singular subjects. When referring to plural subjects, the phrase changes to molto importanti.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈmol.to im.porˈtan.te/. It has 5 syllables, and the stress is on the 1st syllable.
Did you know?
- The word molto shares an ancient root with the English word 'melt', tracing back to a Proto-Indo-European term meaning 'to crumble'.
- In informal Italian, people often replace molto with super to emphasize that something is very important, such as è super importante.
- If an Italian says something is importante when referring to a person's social status, they are often referring to their power or influence rather than their personal value.
Examples in context
- Non è molto importante.That isn't very important.This sentence shows how to use molto importante in a negative statement.Tatoeba #4107361 by Guybrush88, translation #5135026 by CK
- Tom è molto importante.Tom is very important.This sentence shows how to use molto importante to describe a person.Tatoeba #5337681 by Guybrush88, translation #3436738 by CK
- Questo è molto importante.This is very important.This sentence shows how to use molto importante to describe an object.Tatoeba #1003869 by Guybrush88, translation #463326 by lukaszpp
- Questa riunione è molto importante.This meeting is very important.
- La tua presenza all'evento è estremamente importante.Your presence at the event is extremely important.
- La tua firma è di fondamentale importanza per il contratto.Your signature is of fundamental importance for the contract.
- Questo messaggio è molto importante.This message is very important.
- La sua opinione è davvero importante per noi.His/her opinion is really important for us.
- È fondamentale studiare per l'esameIt is crucial to study for the exam
- La tua presenza alla conferenza è estremamente importante per il successo dell'evento.Your presence at the conference is extremely important for the success of the event.
- È davvero importante che tu venga alla festa di compleanno di Marta.It is really important that you come to Marta's birthday party.
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Example conversation
Giulia and Matteo are discussing their schedule at a cafe.
- GiuliaMatteo, hai un messaggio molto importante.Matteo, you have a very important message.
- MatteoÈ riguardo al progetto di Giulia?Is it regarding Giulia's project?
- GiuliaSì, è molto importante per lei.Yes, it is very important for her.
- MatteoLa chiamerò subito.I will call her immediately.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (molto, importante) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries importante, molto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
