JLPT N4 vocabulary
重要: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
じゅうよう0Heiban · flat
na-adjective
Meaning
important, essential, significant, major, key, principal
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 重要 | 重要 |
| Plain past過去形 | 重要 | 重要 |
| Polite presentです形 | 重要 | 重要 |
| Polite pastでした形 | 重要 | 重要 |
| Te-formて形 | 重要 | 重要 |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 重要 | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 重要 | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 重要 | 重要 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 重要 | 重要 |
Example sentences
今日は重要な会議なんだ。 間に合わないではすまないぞ。
We've got an important meeting today. I absolutely must be on time.