grundsätzlich /ɡɾˈʊndzɛtslˌɪç/ · adverb · CEFR B2. German translation of "fundamentally".

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Source term
fundamentally
Translation
grundsätzlich
CEFR Level
B2
Part of speech
adverb
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Dictionary form grundsätzlich
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How to use it in a sentence
Pattern
Subject + helper/modal + grundsätzlich
Examples
Ihre Ansichten zur Bildung unterscheiden sich grundlegend von unseren.
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Example Sentences

Ihre Ansichten zur Bildung unterscheiden sich grundlegend von unseren.

English: Their views on education are fundamentally different from ours.

B2 · Accuracy And Certainty

Das System hat sich in den letzten zehn Jahren nicht grundlegend verändert.

English: The system has not changed fundamentally during the past ten years.

B2 · Accuracy And Certainty

Sie ist im Grunde eine freundliche und sehr großzügige Person.

English: She is fundamentally a kind and very generous person.

B2 · Accuracy And Certainty

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essentially

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briefly

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barely

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