Important in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: ihm-POHR-tah
IPA: im.’poɾ.ta

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Origin

Derived from Latin “importāre” (to import)

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do not confuse with

“Importar” can also mean “to import”, so be careful not to confuse the two meanings.

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mnemonic

To remember the meaning of “importa”, think of the English word “important”. Both words have a similar root and meaning related to significance or relevance.

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cultural referece

The phrase “Importa un pepino” (literally, “It matters a cucumber”) is a common expression in Spain meaning “it doesn’t matter at all”.

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idioms

One common idiom that uses the word “importa” is “Lo que importa es la actitud” (“What matters is attitude”). This idiom emphasizes the importance of attitude over other factors.

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usage

“Importa” is commonly used in phrases such as “¿Por qué importa?” (“Why does it matter?”) or “No importa” (“It doesn’t matter”).

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origin

“importa” comes from the verb “importar”, which means “to matter” or “to be important”.

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importa info.

**Tips to remember the word “importa”:**
– Relate “importa” to the English word “important.” They share the same Latin root “importāre,” which means “to signify” or “to matter.”
– Think of “importe,” which is the noun form meaning “amount” or “importance” in Spanish; it is closely related to “importa.”
– Remember the phrase “No me importa,” which is a common way to say “I don’t care” in Spanish.

**Explanations:**
– “Importa” is the third-person singular present tense of the verb “importar,” which means “to matter” or “to be important.”
– It’s also used with an indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, os, les) to indicate who it matters to, e.g., “me importa” (it matters to me).

**Other words that mean the same thing:**
– Significa: means or signifies.
– Cuenta: counts or matters.
– Interesa: interests.

**Alternate meanings like slang:**
– While “importa” isn’t typically used as slang, it’s occasionally used informally to emphasize unconcern or indifference, e.g., “¿Y eso qué importa?” (“And what does that matter?” or “So what?”).

**Examples of sentences that use “importa”:**
– A él no le importa el dinero, solo la felicidad de su familia. (He doesn’t care about money, only his family’s happiness.)
– ¿Te importa si abro la ventana? (Do you mind if I open the window?)
– Para esta receta, la calidad de los ingredientes realmente importa. (For this recipe, the quality of the ingredients really matters.)
– Lo que más importa es tu salud. (What matters most is your health.)
– No me importa lo que piensen los demás. (I don’t care what others think.)

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