Breakdown of Безопасность детей важнее всего.
ребёнок
child
важный
important
безопасность
safety, security
Questions & Answers about Безопасность детей важнее всего.
How does важнее всего translate to "matters most of all"?
Literally, it means "more important" (важнее) "than everything" (всего). In Russian, you often express superlative ideas like "most of all" by using a comparative adjective followed by the genitive pronoun всего (than everything) or всех (than everyone).
Why is важнее spelled with an -ее ending?
This is the comparative form of the adjective важный (important). To make a regular comparative adjective in Russian, you drop the standard ending (like -ый) and add -ее. So, важный becomes важнее (more important).
Why is всего in the genitive case here?
In Russian comparisons, you can drop the word for "than" (which is чем) and simply put the thing being compared against into the genitive case. Here, the genitive of всё (everything) is всего, which creates the meaning "than everything" without needing extra words.
Why does the sentence use детей instead of дети?
Детей is the irregular genitive plural form of дети (children). It is used here to show possession, meaning "the safety of children" or "children's safety".
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