Basic

"Basic" in German

anspruchslos

(elementary, simple, merely functional)

basisch

(chemistry: of a base)

einfach

(elementary, simple, merely functional)

elementar

(necessary, essential for life or some process)

elementar

(elementary, simple, merely functional)

funktional

(elementary, simple, merely functional)

grundlegend

(necessary, essential for life or some process)

simpel

(elementary, simple, merely functional)

wesentlich

(necessary, essential for life or some process)

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