German Phrase
Parken ist uns wichtig.
Meaning
The sentence means ‘Parking is important to us.’ It stresses that the availability or quality of parking matters for the speaker’s group (company, family, guests, etc.). The dative ‘uns’ shows who perceives the importance.
When to use
Use this phrase when you want to stress the relevance of parking in a business context (e.g., a hotel, office building), in a city‑planning discussion, or when explaining why you need more parking spaces.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Parkenistunswichtig
Nominalized verb (Parken)
‘Parken’ is a verb turned into a noun (a gerund) and behaves like a neuter noun; it can be used as the subject of a sentence.
Verb ‘sein’ (ist)
‘ist’ is the third‑person singular present of ‘sein’ and links the subject with the predicative adjective.
Dative pronoun ‘uns’
‘uns’ is the dative form of ‘wir’; with ‘wichtig sein’ the thing that is important is expressed in the dative.
Predicative adjective ‘wichtig’
‘wichtig’ follows ‘sein’ and describes the subject; it does not decline because it is used predicatively.
🗨In Conversation
Parken ist uns wichtig.
Parking is important to us.
Dann sollten wir mehr Stellplätze einplanen.
Then we should plan for more parking spaces.
✕Common Mistakes
Parken ist wir wichtig.
Learners often replace the dative ‘uns’ with the nominative ‘wir’, which is incorrect in this construction.
Parken ist wichtig uns.
The adjective must follow the dative pronoun; ‘wichtig uns’ is ungrammatical.
Parken ist wichtig für uns.
While not wrong, this version changes the nuance slightly; it emphasizes the benefit rather than the intrinsic importance.
↔Alternatives
Uns ist das Parken wichtig.
Parking is important to us.
Das Parken ist für uns wichtig.
Parking is important for us.
Wir legen großen Wert auf das Parken.
We place great value on parking.
Cultural Tip
In German, nominalized verbs like ‘Parken’ are very common, especially in business and technical language. The construction ‘etwas ist uns wichtig’ always uses the dative pronoun (uns, dir, ihm…) to indicate who regards the thing as important. Word order can be flexible, but placing the dative before the adjective (uns wichtig) sounds more natural than ‘wichtig uns’.