het levensbelang
vital importance
noun
Its article is not one a rule predicts. Why het levensbelang?
Forms
- Article
- het levensbelang
- Plural
- de levensbelangen
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Schoon water is van levensbelang.
Clean water is of vital importance.
Het levensbelang van lezen wordt vaak onderschat.
The vital importance of reading is often underestimated.
Rust is van levensbelang voor haar herstel.
Rest is of vital importance for her recovery.
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