"Family is an important thing."

Translation: משפחה היא דבר חשוב.

[RobertBarn15]

what about משפחה זה דבר חשוב

[maxlev10]

MORE THAN 2 YEARS LATER AND IT STILL ISN'T ACCPETING IT AS CORRECT EVEN THOUGH IT IS.

[ChayaDoppelt]

It is also correct

[Larry824711]

Since "משפחה" is a feminine noun, why do we use "חשוב" rather than "חשובה"? Shouldn't the genders match?

[maxlev10]

BECAUSE
דבר
IS MALE.
דבר חשוב.

[ChayaDoppelt]

MishpaKHA hee daVAR khaSHOOV