No. 1,126 in German
wichtigsten
"Most important."
In a sentence
Das wichtigste Buch auf meiner Liste ist sehr informativ.
The most important book on my list is very informative.
Here, 'wichtigsten' acts as a superlative adjective (the most important), agreeing with the noun 'Buch'.
Einer der wichtigsten Gründe für meinen Umzug war die bessere Lebensqualität.
One of the most important reasons for my move was the better quality of life.
'Wichtigsten' is used here as a superlative adjective within a genitive case construction describing 'Gründe'.
Die wichtigsten Themen wurden gestern in der Besprechung behandelt.
The most important topics were covered in the meeting yesterday.
'Wichtigsten' in this sentence modifies 'Themen' in the plural, indicating the topics that are most significant among others.
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