No. 125 in Latvian

svarīgi

Important.

In a sentence

Ir svarīgi pievērst uzmanību detaļām.
It is important to pay attention to details.
In this sentence, "svarīgi" is used as an adverb to emphasize the importance of the action of paying attention to details.
Uzdevuma svarīgā daļa ir informācijas analīze.
The important part of the task is the analysis of information.
Here, "svarīgā" is used as an adjective emphasizing the significance of a part of the task.
Viņam svarīgi ir labi izpildīt savu darbu.
It is important to him to perform his work well.
In this case, "svarīgi" functions as a predicate nominative showing what is important in the context.

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