No. 5,216 in Spanish
importan
"Importan" means "they matter" or "they are important."
In a sentence
Ellos no importan mercancías de otros países.
They do not import goods from other countries.
The word 'importan' is used here as the verb 'importar' in its regular form to mean 'to import', referring to the action of bringing goods from abroad.
A ellos les importan mucho sus valores.
Their values matter a lot to them.
In this sentence, 'importan' is used as a verb to mean 'to matter', reflecting the importance of certain things to certain people, with the reflexive pronoun indicating who feels this importance.
Importan las acciones que tomamos cada día para mejorar.
The actions we take every day to improve are important.
Here, 'importan' conveys the idea of significance or importance at an existential level, indicating that specific actions inherently carry value or weight.
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