fundamental
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The meaning (definition) of the word fundamental
the most important part that everything else is built on
The word fundamental used in a sentence
“Learning letters is fundamental to learning how to read.”
Words that mean the same as fundamental (synonyms)
basic
How the word fundamental is said around the world
| French | essentiel (ay-sahn-SYEL) |
| Spanish | fundamental (foon-dah-men-TAHL) |
| Mandarin | 基础的 (jee choo duh) |
| Hindi | बुनियादी (buu-ni-YAH-dee) |
| Arabic | أَسَاسِيّ (ah-sah-SEE) |
| Russian | главный (GLAHV-niy) |
| Portuguese (EU) | fundamental (foon-dah-men-TAHL) |
| Portuguese (BR) | fundamental (foon-dah-men-TAHL) |
| Japanese | きほんとなる (kee-HOHN toh NAH-roo) |
| German | grundlegend (GROONT-lay-gent) |
| Urdu | بنیادی (bun-YAH-dee) |
| Punjabi | ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ (boon-yaa-DEE) |
| Korean | 기본이 되는 (gee-boh-NEE dway-NUUN) |
| Hebrew | בְּסִיסִי (beh-see-SEE) |
| Greek | βασικός (vah-see-KOS) |
| Dutch | heel belangrijk (hayl buh-LAHNG-rike) |
| Tagalog | pangunahing (pahng-oo-NAH-heeng) |
| Vietnamese | nền tảng (nun TAHNG) |
| Turkish | temel (teh-MEL) |
| Persian | اساسی (ah-sah-SEE) |
| Polish | podstawowy (pot-stah-VOH-vih) |
| Ukrainian | основний (ohs-nohv-NEE) |
| Bengali | মৌলিক (MOW-leek) |
| Swedish | grundläggande (GRUUND-leg-an-deh) |
| Italian | fondamentale (fon-dah-men-TAH-leh) |
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