"We are important people."

[frostwurm]

Are Menschen and Leute not synonyms?

[Krueckauer]

Not quite. See here:
http://duolingo.com/#/comment/314070

[Kwijybo]

Really strange. I used wichtige, but Duo rejected saying I used the wrong word, and that "bedeutende" was correct, though I've never heard of this word before.

[46431108]

Why not "wichtigen Leute"? Because Leute is in plural form.

[RaHaF585145]

Because it's nominative here without article

[46431108]

Thanks! I didn't know that a nominative plural noun without an article doesn't need a "n" ending.

[RaHaF585145]

They are really confusing
I've seen many helpful links to revise them on site
This may help:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_adjectives

[dawizzy]

people could be translated as "Personen" too.

[az_p]

Only in fairly technical contexts, like "This bus is licensed to seat 12 persons".

[sartma]

Why not "wesentliche Leute"?

[lomereiter]

I also fell into this trap. It seems that 'wesentlich' is mostly used in regard to abstract concepts, and its meaning is actually 'significant' or 'essential'.

[Lekmaine]

Would "Wir sind wichtiges Volk" also mean the same thing?

[EricJo-Mad]

I think volk is probably used for a large type of people. It's more a synonym for nation, though it can be used in place of leute in some cases.