No. 21 in Turkish
önemli
Important.
In a sentence
Başarı elde etmek için sıkı çalışmak önemlidir.
Working hard is important to achieve success.
'önemlidir' is used as a predicate to highlight the significance of the action.
Bu yazı tarih açısından oldukça önemli bir belgedir.
This document is quite important from a historical perspective.
'önemli' is used as an adjective to describe the document.
Önemli olan, doğru kararlar verebilmektir.
What is important is being able to make the right decisions.
'Önemli olan' introduces the subject of importance in evaluating actions.
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