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unimportant
Of little significance, relevance, or consequence; not important. Something that does not require much attention.
Ob wir fünf Minuten früher oder später ankommen, ist völlig unwichtig.
Whether we arrive five minutes earlier or later is completely unimportant.
The word is made up of the prefix 'un-' (not) and the adjective 'wichtig' (important). This pattern of using 'un-' to form the opposite of an adjective is very common in German (e.g., unglücklich, ungesund).
Er war mit dem Ergebnis sehr unzufrieden.
He was very dissatisfied with the result.
As an adjective, 'unwichtig' (unimportant) can stand before a noun or be used with verbs like 'sein' (to be), 'werden' (to become), or 'finden' (to find/consider). Both uses are very common.
Das ist eine völlig unwichtige Information.
That is a completely unimportant piece of information.
To express for whom something is unimportant, you use the preposition 'für' (for) followed by the accusative. 'Unwichtig' is often intensified by adverbs like 'völlig' (completely) or 'gänzlich' (entirely).
Für mich ist es völlig unwichtig, was andere Leute denken.
For me, it is completely unimportant what other people think.
indifferent / no matter
Egal and unwichtig can refer to something that does not play a major role. Egal often shows that someone has no preference or that the choice makes no difference; unwichtig evaluates the thing itself as having little significance. Choose egal for a personal decision and unwichtig for significance.
Für die Planung ist es unwichtig, ob wir mit dem Bus oder mit der Bahn fahren.
For planning purposes, it is unimportant whether we take the bus or the train.
Mir ist egal, ob wir mit dem Bus oder mit der Bahn fahren.
I don't care whether we take the bus or the train.
