Learn Spanish (Latin America): Tu tiempo es importante para mí.

Tu tiempo es importante para mí.

Your time is important to me.

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Why does mí have an accent mark at the end of the sentence?

The accent mark is used to tell the difference between the prepositional pronoun mí (me) and the possessive adjective mi (my). Because it comes right after the preposition para, we use the pronoun mí.

Why does this use para instead of a if the English translation says "to me"?

In Spanish, para mí is used here to express an opinion or how something affects you personally. While English naturally says "important to me", Spanish expresses this idea as "important for me" by using para.

Why doesn't Tu have an accent mark here?

Without the accent mark, tu is the possessive adjective meaning "your" (as in "your time"). With the accent mark, tú is the subject pronoun meaning "you".

I learned earlier that tiempo means "weather". Does it also mean "time"?

Exactly! The word tiempo can mean either "weather" or "time". You can almost always figure out which one is being used based on the context of the sentence. Here, "your weather" wouldn't make much sense!