This is the 589th most frequent Finnish word.
merkittävä
Significant.
Here, 'merkittävä' is used as an adjective to describe an important or notable discovery.
Hän teki merkittävän löydön.
He made a significant discovery.
Here, 'merkittävä' highlights the value or influence of someone's contribution.
Hänen panoksensa on ollut erittäin merkittävä.
His contribution has been very significant.
In this sentence, "merkittävä" is used as an adjective that means 'significant' or 'important,' describing the importance of the researcher in their field.