"Ailem benim için önemli."

Translation: My family is important for me.

[amadalena]

I know this isn't quite the same, but would "My family is important TO me" be: "ailem bana önemli"?

[Quolh]

why isn't "my family ARE important to me" accepted? It's perfectly good english.

[wendiwalke]

my family are important to me is perfectly correct English. My family is important FOR me actually isn't - but they accept it

[MetroWestJP]

I'm sure it was an oversight. Report it next time.

[giorgikuprava31]

Does the word "onemsiz" exist??

[KarenMumbray]

In English we would normally say 'to me' rather than 'for me' in this instance

[RumenT]

Why "benim"?

[ex_contributor]

"for me" is always benim için, that's the way it is. Similar for for you, for her, etc. But not with others; "for Selcen"- that's "Selcen için" not "Selcen'in için"

[AlexinNotTurkey]

Just building off of this, this is true for all pronouns except "onlar" :) All of the others are in genitive.

[Complex77]

So it is "onlar için" and not "onların için", right?

[GastonDorren]

What would 'It is important for my family' be?

[trivialstuff]

O benim ailem için önemli.

[RumenT]

I guess it would be "Bu, ailem için çok önemli." or "O, ailem için çok önemli.".

[BronwenJon6]

"important for me" isn't correct English in this context.

[BronwenJon6]

https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/14484/important-to-me-or-important-for-me

This explains it well. If something has emotional value to you (your family, best friend, pet, family home) it is important to you. So usually a person or, if an object, a treasured one.

Important for you also means something you value, but without emotions being involved eg "It is important for me to pay my bills on time" or "It is important for me to have a mobile phone for my work." So usually a desirable situation or, if an object, a functional one.

[Gabb318_PHL]

Can I say 'Benim ailem benim...' ?

[KarenMumbray]

In English we would usually say