No. 4,415 in Portuguese
basicamente
Basically.
In a sentence
Basicamente, precisamos organizar os documentos antes da reunião.
Basically, we need to organize the documents before the meeting.
This usage of 'basicamente' serves to introduce a summary or an essential point, emphasizing simplicity or fundamental nature of the following statement.
Ela entende basicamente como funciona o sistema.
She basically understands how the system works.
Here, 'basicamente' indicates a general or fundamental understanding, not delving into details or complexities.
O curso aborda basicamente os conceitos mais importantes da disciplina.
The course basically covers the most important concepts of the discipline.
In this sentence, 'basicamente' refers to the course's focus on primary and fundamental topics, implying coverage of the essentials.
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