Vokabahn

grundsätzlich

A2 Adjective / Adverb frequency rank #1,008

What grundsätzlich means

Adjective

  1. based on principle
  2. fundamental, elementary, principial

Adverb

  1. in principle, generally, as a rule (but with exceptions)
  2. absolutely, categorically (without exception)

Forms

Adjective | Adverb

Pronunciation

grundsätzlich in a sentence

Für mich ist das eine grundsätzliche Frage.

For me that is a matter of principle.

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grundsätzlich is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #1,008 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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