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La comodità è più importante del tempo.

La comodità è più importante del tempo.
Convenience is more important than time.
From Lesson 304:Noun-forming suffixes (-zione, -mento, -ezza, -ità)·Italian

Questions & Answers about La comodità è più importante del tempo.

How is the word comodità formed, and what does the -ità suffix do?
Comodità is built from the adjective comodo (comfortable or convenient). The suffix -ità is used to turn an adjective into an abstract noun, very similar to '-ity' in English (like 'valid' to 'validity'). Nouns ending in -ità are feminine.
I thought comodo meant 'comfortable'. How does comodità mean 'convenience' here?
You are right that comodo often means physically 'comfortable' (like a sofa). However, it is also widely used to mean 'convenient' or 'practical'. Therefore, the abstract noun comodità can mean 'comfort' or 'convenience' depending on what makes sense in the sentence.
Why does the sentence use del for 'than'? Shouldn't 'than' be che?
When comparing two nouns (like comodità and tempo) based on a single quality (being importante), Italian uses di. Since tempo takes the definite article il, di combines with it to become del. You use che for 'than' mostly when comparing two adjectives, two verbs, or two nouns preceded by prepositions.
Will the ending of comodità change if I want to make it plural?
No! Words ending in an accented vowel, like those with the -ità suffix, are invariable. The plural is le comodità. The accent tells you the stress falls on the very last syllable, which locks the spelling in place for the plural form.

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