Rëndësishme

Rëndësishme is an Albanian adjective meaning important or significant. It describes something that has notable importance, relevance, or consequence. The word inflects for gender and number. The masculine singular form is rëndësishëm, the feminine singular form is rëndësishme. The masculine plural is të rëndësishëm and the feminine plural is të rëndësishme.

Rëndësishme is widely used across registers, from everyday speech to formal writing. It typically modifies nouns or phrases: një çështje e rëndësishme (an important issue), një vendim i rëndësishëm (an important decision). It can appear in attributive position or predicatively: “është shumë e rëndësishme” (it is very important). The term often appears in discussions of policy, education, health, and public affairs.

Etymology and related terms: the adjective comes from the noun rëndësi, meaning importance or significance, with the adjectival suffix -shme to form a descriptive word. Related Albanian terms include rëndësi (importance) and the broader category of thelbi or thelbësor, which conveys a sense of essential or central importance.

Usage notes: when referring to multiple feminine nouns, use rëndësishme in both singular and plural forms as appropriate, with correct agreement (e rëndësishme, të rëndësishme). While synonyms like thelbësor or kyç can express related ideas, rëndësishme emphasizes significance and relevance. In formal contexts, precision about what makes something important often accompanies qualifications or evidence.