No. 1,057 in Russian
основной
Main; primary; fundamental.
In a sentence
Основной целью компании является улучшение качества продукции.
The main goal of the company is to improve product quality.
In this sentence, 'основной' is used as an adjective to describe 'целью' (goal), indicating the primary or most important nature of the goal.
Его основной принцип в жизни — честность.
His main principle in life is honesty.
Here, 'основной' is utilized to qualify 'принцип' (principle), signifying the fundamental or core nature of the principle.
Основной причиной сбоя была ошибка в коде.
The main reason for the failure was a bug in the code.
In this context, 'основной' modifies 'причиной' (reason), emphasizing the predominant or most significant reason for the failure.
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