Это особо важно.

This is particularly important.

Breakdown of Это особо важно.

• это: this
• важный: important
• особо: particularly; especially

Questions & Answers about Это особо важно.

Why is it важно and not важный?

Because важно is the form normally used in the pattern Это важно = This is important.

Here, важно is not describing a masculine noun directly. It is being used predicatively, as part of the statement about это. In English, we also say This is important, not This is important one.

Compare:

• важный вопрос = an important question
• Это важно = This is important

So in Это особо важно, важно means important in the sense of is important.

What does это mean here?

Это here means this or sometimes it, depending on context.

It often refers to:

• a thing just mentioned
• a situation
• an idea
• something being pointed out

So Это особо важно can mean:

• This is especially important
• It is particularly important

Russian это is very common in this kind of sentence.

What does особо mean in this sentence?