No. 482 in Icelandic
mikilvægi
Importance.
In a sentence
Mikilvægi heilsu er oft vanmetið.
The importance of health is often underestimated.
Here, 'mikilvægi' is a noun meaning 'importance', emphasizing the significant role of health.
Við ræddum um mikilvægi þess að læra nýjar tungumál.
We discussed the importance of learning new languages.
In this sentence, 'mikilvægi' refers to the pertinence or significance of an action, namely learning languages.
Ég skil ekki alveg mikilvægi málsins.
I do not quite understand the importance of the matter.
Here, 'mikilvægi' is used to describe the weight or significance of a particular issue or matter being discussed.
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