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중요성

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Understanding '중요성'

The noun '중요성' means 'importance' or 'significance' and is used to express how crucial or valuable something is. It is a formal word often used in academic, professional, or serious contexts.

Usage and Nuance

When you use '중요성', you emphasize the weight or gravity of a subject, event, or concept. It often appears in discussions about priorities, values, or critical issues.

Common Collocations

  • 중요성 인식 (recognition of importance): used when acknowledging how important something is.
  • 중요성 강조 (emphasis on importance): used when stressing the significance of a matter.
  • 중요성을 깨닫다 (to realize the importance): used when someone comes to understand how important something is.

Register and Politeness

'중요성' is neutral to formal and fits well in written and spoken Korean in formal settings. It is not casual.

Common Mistake

Learners sometimes confuse '중요성' with '중요하다' (important, adjective). Remember, '중요성' is a noun meaning 'importance', so it needs to be used with verbs like '인식하다' (to recognize), '강조하다' (to emphasize), or '깨닫다' (to realize).

Example Sentences

이 문제의 중요성을 모두가 인식해야 합니다.

I munjeui jungyoseongeul moduga insikhaya hamnida.

Everyone must recognize the importance of this issue.

건강의 중요성은 아무리 강조해도 지나치지 않습니다.

Geongangui jungyoseongeun amuri gangjohaedo jinachiji anhseumnida.

The importance of health can never be overemphasized.

중요성을 깨닫고 계획을 다시 세웠습니다.

Jungyoseongeul kkaedatgo gyehoeg-eul dasi seowotseumnida.

Realizing its importance, I revised the plan.