importansiya
importánsiya with stress marks
importance
Usage Note
Importansiya is a Spanish loanword (from importancia) used across formal and informal speech to discuss the significance or value of something. The construction bigyang-importansiya (to give importance to) is a common phrase in everyday Tagalog conversation.
Examples
" Malaki ang importansiya nito. "
Natural Translation
This has great importance.
Literal Translation
Big the importance of-this.
" Kailangan nating bigyang importansiya ang edukasyon. "
Natural Translation
We need to give importance to education.
Literal Translation
Need we to-give-importance the education.
" Hindi natin maipaliwanag sa mga bata ang importansiya ng edukasyon hangga't hindi nila ito mararanasan mismo. "
Natural Translation
We can't explain the importance of education to children until they experience it for themselves.
Literal Translation
Not we can-explain to the children the importance of education until not they it will-experience themselves.
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